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Housing

E17 24 May 2019 Public Housing Assistance Quarter to 31 March 2019

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released their quarterly update on seeking public housing assistance, for the period to 31 March 2019.[1] It shows 5,090 tangata Māori (and their whānau) are in need of a house and qualify for assistance.  This is 46% of all those registered for
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Forestry

E17 24 May 2019 News

This week Stephen Henare appeared in the High Court on five charges of stealing from Parengarenga 3G (the charges were ‘theft by person in special relationship’, as he was a trustee). He was also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.  Parengarenga 3G Trust manages a 512ha forestry
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Social

Pre-Budget Announcements E17 24 May 2019

This week the Government continued with its pre-Budget announcements (the Budget is being released next Thursday). There were two new areas of funding of high relevance to Māori. Family and Sexual Violence Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Jan Logie, announced $320 million (provided over four years) will be