Māori Unemployment Last week the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) released its benefit factsheets for the quarter to 30 June. This is one of the first indicators of what is happening for Māori whānau in terms of income, post COVID-19 and the associated economic downturn. Sadly this data indicates a
Day: July 31, 2020
This week the New Zealand Police published a report entitled Police Statistics on Homicide Victims in New Zealand 2007 – 2017: Summary of Statistics about Victims of Murder, Manslaughter, and Infanticide. The report showed from 2007 to the end of 2017, 236 Māori were victims of homicide, which was
Māori Business Data Released Our second review this week is of Statistics New Zealand’s updated ‘Tatauranga Umanga Māori’ (i.e. its report on Māori Business Statistics). On the downside this data, from 2018 and 2019, is pre COVID-19, meaning it was dated before publication, which unfortunately the Department fails to footnote.