Title: How MBIE is supporting Māori Economic Prosperity Publisher & Date: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (released December 2020) Type of Document: Advise for Ministers (14 in total) Length, style: A3 one-pager[1] Recommended readership: Subscribers interested in Māori economic matters Content summary: This A3 provides key facts and statistics
Day: February 22, 2021
Last week the Minister of Conservation, Kiritapu Allan announced a new collaborative agreement between iwi groups in Northland (Te Roroa, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai, and Ngāti Kurī) and the Crown to counter against Kauri dieback. The project will receive $3.5 million for up to 30 jobs to address the spread
Research Snippets: Briefings to Incoming Ministers (‘BIMs’) Ministry for the Environment This week we have had a look at the Ministry for the Environment’s briefing to the Incoming Minister which was released in mid-December (the Minister is still David Parker). As expected, the brief commences by advises New Zealand is
Last week the Minister for the Environment, David Parker announced that the Resource Management Act would be repelled and replaced with three new Acts of legislation. We note the announcement, although light on details, appears to signal an acceptance of the expert advice from an independent panel that reported back
Overview On 31 January, the Climate Change Commission (‘the Commission’) released its first set of draft advice to the Government on what Aotearoa should do to mitigate against climate change. It is only a draft as the Commission is now publicly consulting on the proposed advice, with consultation closing in
The other matter keeping Minister Davis busy over the summer break was what he called a “prison disorder event” – which is a euphemism for ‘a riot’ that occurred from 29 December to 3 January. Essentially, the high security wing of Waikeria Prison was set on fire and destroyed, and