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Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill – Current Policy Changes

  On Monday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, advised that Cabinet have agreed to a number of changes to the draft Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill. By way of background, in May the Minister released an exposure draft of the bill, and an associated consultation document, which
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Environmental Reporting – Consultation Document Released

On Wednesday the Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand released a consultation document on proposed topics for future environmental reporting (2016 onwards). This will include reporting on potential impacts on ‘te ao Māori’, with reporting topics proposed within this area being; mauri; mātauranga; tikanga practice; customary use and
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Māori News Stories for the Week Ending 13 November 2015

On Tuesday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, announced that New Zealand Trade and Enterprise have committed to creating three new positions dedicated to increasing Māori business internationally. The new positions include increasing the number of New Zealand based customer managers to five, and creating a new Business