The following New Zealand honours and awards were conferred on Māori, or people giving services to Māori on 6 June to mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.[1] KNZM – To be Knights Companion of the said Order: Mr Christopher Robert Mace, CNZM, of Auckland. For
Day: June 13, 2016
This week Te Puni Kōkiri has released ‘A guide to Te Ture Whenua Māori Reforms’. This is a short (16-page) booklet that sets out how the reforms propose to ensure Māori land protections are upheld, owners have greater autonomy, and are better supported in their aspirations for their lands.
On 27 May the Ministry of Health released the ‘Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2016/17 to 2018/19. The strategy replaces the existing gambling harm reduction strategy. This policy area is of significance to Māori as the strategy, and the associated research, makes it clear problem gambling disproportionately
Following the release of the Government’s Budget the Ministry of Social Development has released a revised four year plan, which was agreed to by Cabinet late last year. In sum the plan sets out that the Ministry’s objective is to become “a single, cohesive organisation with intelligent service delivery,
Yesterday Statistics New Zealand released a research paper focused on Māori and Pacific home-ownership trends. The paper is entitled, Changes in home-ownership patterns 1986-2013: Focus on Māori and Pacific people. This 50-page report compiles a range of housing statistics relevant to Māori and Pacific peoples, largely from censuses but
This week political debate within Parliament and the national media has continued to centre on housing shortages and homelessness. We note two distinct issues are presenting: one is around the number of ‘street people’, particularly within central Auckland; the other is the number of families who are unable to
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