Chris Joblin has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Tainui Group Holdings. Last Thursday a book launch of Fire That Kindles Hearts: Ten Māori Scholars; by Dr Selwyn Katene was held at Parliament as part of the Te Kāhui Amokura 10th anniversary celebrations. This week media outlets have been
Day: August 27, 2015
On Tuesday the Social Housing Reform (Transaction Mandate) Bill was read for a first time in parliament, and referred on to the Social Services Select Committee. Essentially this bill, if passed into law, allows designated Ministers to sell Housing New Zealand Corporation properties. Opposition parties have indicated they do not
On Wednesday the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a two-page Māori in the Labour Market Factsheet, for the quarter to 30 June 2015. The factsheet largely reproduces Māori employment / unemployment data from Statistics New Zealand’s Household Labour Force Survey, however it is more succinct and graphical. The
In addition to the comprehensive household income report, the Ministry of Social Development has also released a second companion report on material wellbeing, as measured using non-income measures. (Non-income measures focus on actual day-to-day living costs, in terms of the provision of basic foods, clothing, accommodation, heating, etc.) This second
Last Thursday the Ministry of Social Development released its annual report on household incomes. This report is important as it is often the key source document for many other reports and statements on household earnings and child poverty in New Zealand. The report is entitled, ‘Household Incomes in New Zealand: