This week Ngāti Whatua o Orakei has indicated that it is seeking legal advice as to whether the Crown is in breach of its Treaty Settlement in regards to Government plans to sell or dispose of Crown land for housing purposes in Auckland; without offering the iwi the first-right of
Day: June 5, 2015
Last Friday Mangaroa Station won the 2015 Ahuwhenua Trophy, Māori Excellence in Farming Award. Over the past two weeks Māori media have been reporting on the filing of a civil law suit by Rongo Wetere, of circa $11.2 million, for alleged breaches of intellectual property and copyright by Te Wānanga o
Last month two reports on student learning achievement were released from the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement.[1] These studies focus on student achievement outcomes in Year 4 and in Year 8 of state schools, with one focused on mathematics and statistics, and the other on health and physical education.[2]
In May the Office of the Controller and Auditor General published a report entitled Effectiveness of Governance Arrangements in the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Sector. The report reviews governance of six entities within this sector, including Te Māngai Pāho (TMP), which is the Māori broadcasting funding agency. The entities were
Last Thursday the Ministry of Health released a report on cannabis use from the 2012/13 New Zealand Health Survey.[1] (This was a survey of adults aged 15-years and over on various health issues. Subscribers may recall we published information on alcohol consumption findings in March, Pānui 6/2015 refers.) In
In May the Ministers for Economic Development, Primary Industries, and Māori Development, (Steven Joyce, Nathan Guy and Te Ururoa Flavell respectively) released a report on economic activities and potential within the Bay of Plenty. The report, prepared largely by MartinJenkins (a consultancy firm) is entitled, Toi Moana Bay of
Yesterday a Special General Meeting was held for shareholding iwi to vote on possible organisational structural changes within the Māori fisheries sector. By way of background, key organisational arrangements for this sector are established via the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. This Act was passed to oversee the administration of