This week the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, is leading a Māori business delegation on a six-day culture and trade mission to South Korea and Japan. Jeremy MacLeod has been selected by a cluster of iwi from Te Tairāwhiti to be their representative on Te Mātāwai, the
Day: June 24, 2016
Last Thursday the Independent Police Conduct Authority released a short report concerning a directive given within the Counties Manukau CIB branch of the Police, concerning how Māori should be treated if found driving a vehicle without a licence. (By way of background concern had been raised that Māori were
On Monday the Office of the Children’s Commissioner released a report on the quality of services from the Child, Youth and Family service (CYF), which is a stand-alone business unit within the Ministry for Social Development. The report is entitled State of Care 2016. (Note this is the second
Last week the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, released Māori me te Ao Hangarau 2015; The Māori ICT Report 2015. This research report has been produced under the branding of the Government’s Māori economic strategy and Panel, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa.[1] [ICT means Information and Communication
Yesterday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, released Māori me te Ao Hangarau 2015; The Māori ICT Report 2015. This research report has been produced under the branding of the Government’s Māori economic strategy and Panel, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa. (Although it reads as if it
Last week Te Puni Kōkiri 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. There
Last week the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General released a report on Māori education matters entitled, Education for Māori: Using Information to Improve Māori Educational Success. This is the third report in a series of five that the Auditor-General, Lyn Provost, has determined to undertake on Māori education