The Minister for Social Development, Anne Tolley, has indicated that Cabinet has agreed to revised policy in regards to state care, raising the age from 17 up to 21, with transition support and advice available up to 25. This will benefit Māori in particular, who are the largest users
Day: October 26, 2016
Earlier this month the United Nations released its Concluding Observations report, concerning its fifth periodic report on the upholding of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, within New Zealand. By way of background, as a United Nations (UN) signatory the New Zealand Government is required
On Tuesday the Chief Coroner, Judge Deborah Marshall, released provisional annual suicide figures for the year to 30 June 2016. Within the year there were 579 suicides. This included 129 Māori suicides, two-thirds being males. The Māori suicide rate was 22 per 100,000 people. This is much higher than
Last week the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General (OAG) released a report on Māori education matters entitled Summary of our Education for Māori Reports. This is the final report in a series that the outgoing Auditor-General, Lyn Provost, determined to undertake on Māori education matters. (Refer to Pānui
Last month the Ministry of Education published its latest edition of New Zealand Schools / Ngā Kura o Aotearoa. This 80 page publication provides an overview of schooling information for the 2015 year, such as numbers of schools, learners, teachers, resourcing levels etc. It also provides statistical information on