Appointments Ngāhiwi Apanui has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori / The Māori Language Commission Elizabeth Cunningham has been appointed a Commissioner of Environment Canterbury (ECan). During Māori Language Week (last week), some media outlets have reported that the Prime Minister, John Key,
Day: August 7, 2015
In July we advised that five Treaty of Waitangi claims had been filed against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), all seeking urgency (Pānui 25/2015 refers). To give consideration to the issues a Waitangi Tribunal panel heard the urgency requests and the Crown responses on 23 July. This week the
On Wednesday the Ministry of Health released a report entitled, ‘Report on the Performance of General Practices in Whanau Ora Collectives for the year ending 31 March 2015.’ (By ‘general practices’, the Ministry means organisations involved in the delivery of primary health care.) This is the second annual report which
On Wednesday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey results for the quarter to the end of June 2015. The survey shows the national unemployment rate increased slightly from 5.8% to 5.9%. For Māori, the unemployment rate remains at 12.6% for a second consecutive quarter. We note the
On Wednesday a report entitled, The Auckland Māori Economy was released. This report was commissioned by the Auckland Council Independent Māori Statutory Board, and was prepared by a consultancy firm, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER). Their main findings are: there is $23 billion worth of Māori assets in
On Monday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, released a short statement announcing that he was expanding the work programme relating to the proposed new Te Ture Whenua Bill. He indicated that further work is required on the proposed Māori Land Service, and on the “Ture Whenua