We reviewed a Cabinet paper on progressing Whānau Ora (the paper is dated June 2019 but released now by Te Puni Kōkiri). This is an important policy area for Māori, as it is essentially an attempt to apply Māori frameworks of wellbeing within public sector social services areas.[1] By way of
Day: October 18, 2019
We reviewed the latest Benefit Factsheets from the Ministry of Social Development. What is most noteworthy is that, like last quarter, beneficiary numbers continue to rise sharply, with close to 110,000 Māori (and their whānau) being welfare reliant, as at 30 September 2019. That compares with circa 103,000 tangata Māori
Last week the Office of the Children’s Commissioner released a report based on the comments of 52 children living in secure care and protection residences which are run by Oranga Tamariki and Barnardos. The report is called, ‘A Hard Place To Be Happy’. This is not a specifically Māori-focused report,
In Pānui 24/2019 we advised on the Waitangi Tribunal’s first stage report regarding the health sector (WAI 2575). (We found it to be a good report, in effectively identifying issues of concern and demonstrating health inequalities. However, we noted it avoided the question of how much responsibility sits with the
Appointments and Awards Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Ruahine, Ngā Rauru) has been selected to stand for the Māori Party in the Te Tai Hauāuru electoral seat, 2020 General Election. Dr Matt Roskruge (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Rārua) Te Au Rangahau has been awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship for research