This week Ngāi Tahu announced that the closure of their tourism businesses as a direct result of COVID-19 will lead to the loss of 300 jobs. On Tuesday, Katherine Tuhakaraina, a former employee of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (TWWoA), was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court to nine
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Household Labour Force and Expenditure Data This week Statistics NZ also released the Household Labour Force data for the period to 31 March 2020. Because this quarter (January to March) is largely pre-COVID-19 the impacts of the incoming recession are not captured in this dataset. At present Statistics NZ are
Te Puni Kōkiri has also released a report the agency commissioned on whenua Māori and responding to COVID-19. This is the first of three reports to be delivered this month; and is focused on the question of ‘how to respond’. While its good, Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking thought pieces
A third item (with less public attention) is ‘The COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Bill’. This bill was both introduced in Parliament and had its first reading on Tuesday, and is now with the Epidemic Response Committee for consideration. The select committee is required to report back by next Tuesday,
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E14 08 May 2020 COVID-19 Update
COVID-19 Update Subscribers will be aware that this week New Zealand has experienced low increases in the number of COVID-19 cases (now just under 1,500 cases in total, with only around 10% of these are still considered active.) For Māori, the infection rate remains low too – with no new