On Wednesday Te Puni Kōkiri officials (TPK) appeared before the Māori Affairs Select Committee for the agency’s annual financial review. They were asked by Nuk Koraro (National) to explain why there was an underspend of $5.2 million for the year to 30 June 2018. This was a matter we had
Day: December 7, 2018
On Thursday the Parihaka Papakāinga Trust and the Crown signed a reconciliation agreement. The reconciliation derives from Te Pire Haeata ki Parihaka / The Parihaka Reconciliation Bill, which is currently at the Select Committee hearing stage in Parliament. The reconciliation package includes $9 million for the community to purchase land, undertake
On Tuesday the Minister for Health, Dr David Clark, released ‘He Ara Oranga’. This is the report of the Government’s Inquiry into mental health and addiction, undertaken by an independent panel. This service area is of high importance to Māori, as poor mental health and substance addictions impact heavily within
Last quarter the Ministry of Health released its Health and Independence Report 2017. This is an annual overview of the state of health for New Zealanders, bringing together statistical information to provide an overview picture of health trends. In the report’s foreword the Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, expressed that
Last Saturday the Otamataha Trust received an apology from the New Zealand Church Missionary Society for historical grievances against Ngāti Tapu and Ngai Tamarāwaho. By way of background, in 2014 The New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Act was passed. This Act transferred land in Tauranga and some other