On Tuesday the Māori Affairs Select Committee report on the Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill was tabled in parliament. This bill seeks to amend the governance structure of the Trust Board, creating further separation between the Trust and the Crown. Changes include removing the Governor-General as a Trustee
Day: May 1, 2015
The Ministry of Health has released (online) two further advanced-age reports entitled, Income in Advanced Age and Hospital Visits in Advanced Age. Both reports are derived from the broader cohort study, Te Puāwaitanga O Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, Life and Living in Advanced Age, which involved a sample of
The Ministry of Health has released (online), Report of Maternity 2012. This report provides statistics about childbirth rates and patterns. From a Māori policy perspective key findings were: 15,699 Māori women gave birth in 2012, (which is 13.7% of all women who gave birth in that year); 16,751 Māori babies
In March we advised of the release of the independent review of Māori Fisheries Act 2004, and entities established within that Act. [By way of background this review, carried out by Tim Castle, was a legislative requirement, and was focused largely on whether the entities established by the Act remain
On Tuesday the Productivity Commission released a draft report entitled, More Effective Social Services.[1] This extensive 364-page report is a study of how social services are structurally organised and funded. I.e. the report does not investigate the quality of any particular service, but rather provides analysis and commentary on service