Title: Final Report On An Unannounced Inspection Of Auckland Prison Under The Crimes of Torture Act 1989 Publisher & Date: Office of the Ombudsman: December 2020 Type of Document: Report on the review of prison services Length, style: 111 pages, plain English Recommended readership: Subscribers within the justice and corrections
Day: January 29, 2021
The Ministry for Social Development has published the benefit factsheets, up to the end of December 2020. Our review is attached. In essence numbers are going up. 20,000 more Māori on the job seekers benefit since 30 March 2020 (i.e. before COVID impacts). 140,000 Māori, and their whānau, overall now
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E1 29 January 2021: Māori news
Last Saturday, Māori Academic, Dr Mānuka Henare, passed away aged 78 years. We acknowledge Dr Henare for his professionalism and guidance. E te rangatira, e moe, e moe i roto i te manaakitanga katoa. The Serious Fraud Office has brought fraud charges against Roger Pikia, Mr Pikia has been
In late December, the Deputy Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki, Hoani Lambert, resigned (he moves onto Internal Affairs). Then on 22 January, the Chief Executive, Grainne Moss, also resigned (finishes 28 February). Mrs Moss has completed about four years in the role. Public Sector Chief Executive roles are normally five-year
Also on December 17 the Government announced a deal to purchase the Ihumātao land from Fletcher Building for circa $30 million. [By way of background, Ihumātao (near Auckland airport), is said to be an area of historic, archaeological and cultural importance. This is because it is a site of early
On 17 December last year the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Michael Wood, confirmed Cabinet has agreed to lift the minimum wage to $20 per hour, from 1 April this year. We reviewed the policy paper that goes with this matter (review attached). Some points of interest to note: