Appointments and Awards As noted above, Tiaki Hunia has been appointed Director, Māori Land Service, Development and Design. Last weekend Omapere Rangihamama, a 900 hectare farm near Kaikohe, won the 2017 Ahuwhenua Trophy for Māori farming excellence. Salient Māori News Items for the Week Ending 02 June 2017 The Minister
Day: June 7, 2017
Last week the Court of Appeal considered the appeal against the conviction of Sir Ngatata Love.[1] They have reserved their decision (meaning at a later date their written decision will be issued). By way of succinct background, last year Sir Ngatata was found guilty of obtaining property by deception. Justice
Last week, the Point England Development Enabling Bill 2016 was read a second time in Parliament. This bill, if passed into law, will allow for a 300-home development on part of the Point England Reserve. The bill would facilitate the use of 11.7 hectares of the 48 hectare reserve for
Last month we advised on labour force data, released by Statistics New Zealand, for the period to 31 March 2017. The information released showed a decrease in unemployment, with Māori unemployment falling to 10.4% of the labour force (35,700 tangata). The Department has now supplied us with supplementary data on
This week the Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill was further progressed in Parliament, within the Committee of the Whole House stage. This is a step after a second reading, which is required if further Supplementary Orders (changes) are being proposed, which is the case with this Bill. Speeches about the
Last week we advised on the Government’s overall Budget 2017/18 and specifically on fiscal changes within Vote: Māori Development and Vote: Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. We have now reviewed other funding votes within the Budget, to identify further impacts on direct Māori focused funding allocations.[1] This information and our assessments