Earlier this month the Ministry of Justice published results from a new annual survey entitled the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey – Help Create Safer Communities (NZCVS). The NZCVS is a face-to-face survey of adults aged 15 years+: respondents are asked about incidents of crime they had experienced over
Day: April 2, 2019
On Wednesday, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Iain Lees-Galloway, re-announced that the adult minimum wage is increasing on Monday by $1.20 per hour, up to $17.70. (In effect, the new rate is a $48 per week increase, to $708 for a full-time worker. This equates to an additional $2,496 per
On Tuesday the Minister for Māori Development, Nanaia Mahuta, announced that the Lemuel Te Urupu Whānau Trust of Raupunga will receive investment funding of $1.2 million to construct five papakāinga houses. This week hearings for the Wai 2660 Marine and Coastal Area Act Inquiry were held in Wellington. This Inquiry
Māori Fisheries Sector Within the Māori business sector, the main item this week was the annual Māori Fisheries Conference, and Te Ohu Kaimoana AGM – where iwi shareholders get to discuss matters such as financial returns from the Treaty of Waitangi fisheries settlement, and Government policy matters impacting on their
Te Mātāwai Annual Report We have also reviewed the Te Mātāwai annual report. Although not all funds are being spent as expected, in general terms Te Mātāwai presents as having an organised and focused approach with no significant issues arising. Title: Te Mātāwai Annual Report – To 30 June 2018