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E23 16 July 2021: What Makes A Good Life? Tamariki and Rangatahi Māori Mai World Cohort Summary Report.

Title: What Makes A Good Life? Tamariki and Rangatahi Māori Mai World Cohort Summary Report.  Publisher & Date: Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC): June 2021 Type of Document: Summary report Length, style: 4 pages, Te Reo Māori version and English version available Recommended readership: Subscribers working with or for
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Settlements

E23 16 July 2021 Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill

In late June the second reading of the Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill was completed in Parliament. This bill gives effect to the Deed of Settlement signed between Ahuriri Hapū and the Crown on 2 November 2016. The settlement includes a financial and commercial redress of circa $19.5 million and
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Settlements

E23 16 July 2021: Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Claims Settlement Bill

Last week the first reading of the Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Claims Settlement Bill was completed in Parliament and referred to the Māori Affairs Select Committee. This bill gives effect to the Deed of Settlement signed between Ngāti Maru and the Crown during March of this year. The settlement includes a
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Gender

E23 16 July 2021: 2020 Stocktake of Gender, Māori, Pacific, and Ethnic Diversity on Public Sector Boards and Committees

Last week the Ministry for Women released 2020 Stocktake of Gender, Māori, Pacific, and Ethnic Diversity on Public Sector Boards and Committees. This annual report stocktakes the number of women participating on state sector boards and committees, and it serves as a monitor for the Government’s target to have 50%
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Government

E23 16 July 2021: Māori Purposes Omnibus Bill

Te Puni Kōkiri has recently announced on its website that a Māori Purposes omnibus bill was lodged in January this year, and will be referred to Select Committee in 2021. An omnibus bill is one that makes amends to a number of Acts, in this case relating to the Māori
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Covid-19 Health

E23 16 July 2021: Māori And Pacific People In New Zealand Have A Higher Risk Of Hospitalisation For COVID-19

Title: Māori And Pacific People In New Zealand Have A Higher Risk Of Hospitalisation For COVID-19 Publisher & Date: New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ): July 2021 Authors: Steyn. N., Binny. R., Hannah. K., Hendy. S., James. A., Lustig. A, Ridings. K., Plank. M., and Sporle. A. Type of Document: Research
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Resource Management Act Treaty

E23 16 July 2021: Resource Management Law – Proposed Changes

This week our lead review centers on the reforms to the Resource Management Act (RMA), and the first leg of its three-pronged replacement, the proposed ‘Natural and Built Environments Act’.[1] To move this work forward the Government has released an exposure draft of this bill, and an associated discussion document.[2]