Keith Ilkin is the new Chief Executive Officer of Maori Televison. Mr Stephen Henare and Ms Margaret Dixon have been charged with fraud in relation to a block of Maori land, managed by Parengarenga 3G Trust. An urgent hearing regarding the Whakatohea Hearing has been held this week. It commenced on
Day: November 11, 2017
Last week, the Waitangi Tribunal published the results of its urgent inquiry into the mandate of the Ngātiwai Trust Board (WAI 2561). The central theme of this inquiry was “whether the Crown recognised the mandate of the Ngātiwai Trust Board without ascertaining whether the hapū included in the mandate had
This week saw the formal opening of Parliament following the recent General Election. There are a number of ritual elements to this including: the swearing-in of members; the election of a speaker (Hon Trevor Mallard); the summons of the Governor-General to members; and the Speech from the Throne. For fans
Last week, we reviewed the Te Puni Kōkiri Annual Report. This week, we look at the annual report for “non-departmental appropriations[1]” within the Vote: Māori Development. These are organised into five groups: Whānau Ora; Whare; Māori Potential Fund; Whenua Māori and Ka Hao: the Māori Digital Technology Fund (although this