This week a two-day Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit was held in Hastings, with the aim of facilitating great Māori/Chinese business relationships. The summit has a target of achieving $100 million worth of business outcomes, and reported that this was exceeded by $30 million. (We note, however, what the total
Day: February 24, 2017
Te Ataarangi Whui has been appointed as the incoming Chief Executive of Te Mātāwai. Taika Waititi has been named the 2017 New Zealander of the Year.
This week the Local Government and Environment Select Committee has been hearing submissions considering the Point England Development Enabling Bill. If passed into law, the bill would facilitate the use of circa 12 hectares of an approximately 48 hectare reserve for housing. In accordance with a Treaty settlement negotiated
On Monday the Ministry of Health published a Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan 2017 – 2021. The idea is that a plan is needed to improve and grow this part of the health sector workforce. The plan acknowledges the “special relationship between the Crown and Māori under
On Monday the Māori Party and Mana Movement (Mana) political parties entered into a formal agreement with each other that for this year’s General Election the Māori Party will not stand a candidate in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate, and Mana will not stand candidates in the other six