The third review we undertook this week related to an interim report from a justice sector advisory group, Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora – the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group. This group’s task is to advise the Justice Minister, Andrew Little, of change options for the criminal justice
Day: June 14, 2019
The second item reviewed was the Te Māngai Pāho (TMP) statement of performance expectations 2019/2020 (i.e. its plan for the year ahead). On first read this plan is as dry as other Government entity planning documents, and in some respects largely repetitive of its past planning – but now inclusive
Second, the Waitangi Tribunal has also now announced that it will hold a district inquiry into historical grievances of Whakatōhea. This follows voting from iwi members last year requesting that an inquiry goes ahead – but whilst their settlement work with the Crown also continues. The dilemma for Whakatōhea iwi
On the Treaty settlement front, four items of note have arisen. First, last week the Waitangi Tribunal released the next edition of its district inquiry into the Te Rohe Pōtae (King Country) claims. This is part three of its work into these 277 claims, and contains six chapters, neatly packaged
Last week Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and the Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, announced that commercial fishing vessels using nets which are at risk of encountering the rare Māui dolphin will be required to operate with on-board cameras. This covers the marine areas along the West Coast of the North
On Thursday the third reading of the Oranga Tamariki Legislation Bill was completed. Once passed into law (after Royal Assent from the Governor-General) this law will expand the youth justice jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds. This will likely assist in reducing the number of Māori (and other) youth appearing in adult
The Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust is seeking a mandate to settle their claims, and consultation hui for that are in train for iwi members; and Rangitihi is in the process of setting up its Post-Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE), to look after its settlement when it lands, and iwi consultation
The new statistics on Māori business from Stats NZ shows positive growth in the Māori economy. Entities which are listed as Māori tax authorities – i.e. typically iwi post-settlement governance entities, Māori land / ahuwhenua entities, along with Te Ohu Kaimoana – hauled in a combined pre-tax surplus of $700