On Tuesday Dr Suzanne Pitama received the Prime Minister’s Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. A group of Ngāpuhi kaumātua, led by Kingi Taurua, has formed a group called the Council of Elders. The Council desires to be a representative voice for older Ngāpuhi Māori, and would like the Government
Day: August 14, 2015
Hineuru Settlement Claims Bill On Wednesday the first reading of the Hineuru Settlement Claims Bill was completed in parliament, and the bill was then referred on to the Māori Affairs Select Committee. (Ngāti Hineuru is located in the Haroto area, between Napier and Taupō.) The redress value of the Hineuru
On Tuesday the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a Labour Market Scorecard for the quarter ending 30 June 2015. The scorecard is a one-page summary on labour market indicators, derived from recently published data. The key Māori-orientated statistics included are that: the Māori employment rate was 57.4%; the
Last week 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 Manawatū-Whanganui region. The report has been prepared by HenlyHutchings and NZIER (two consultancy firms).[1] This is the fourth report
As we advised last week, The Ministry of Health has released for consultation a draft ‘Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm’. This will cover a three-year period to 2018/19, and will replace the existing six-year strategy.[1] This policy area is of significance to Māori as the strategy, and associated