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Rōpu Māori

E16 Salient Māori News to 22 May 2020

Poia Rewi has been appointed Tumu Whakarae for Te Mātāwai. Mr Rewi will commence this role on 1 July. Last Tuesday, the Covid-19 Public Health Response Bill was introduced in Parliament and on Wednesday the third reading was completed under urgency and is now law. The purpose of this Bill is
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Housing

E16 22 May 2020: 2018 Census Data – Homeownership

Last week Statistics NZ published Census 2018 data tables on homeownership. The data shows circa 26% (103,000) of Māori adults were individual homeowners, and a further 5% (18,700) had a holding in a house owned by a family trust.[1] [2] This is a decrease from 35% recorded in the 2013
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Budget Conservation Economic Education Te Puni Kōkiri

E16 22 May 2020: Budget 2020/21 General Portfolios

Last week we provided an overview of the Government’s Budget for the financial year ahead (1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021), noting the impacts of major spending on COVID-19 economic recovery items. In essence a massive increase in Government spending is budgeted for, as a means to support employment