This week the Ministry of Health published ‘Maternal Fetal Medicine – He Rongoā Mā Te Kukune: Action Plan – Te Ahunga Matua’. Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a specialty service for women where the pregnancy is considered highly complex. The action plan includes initiatives to increase equity for wāhine Māori such
Day: September 3, 2021
Oranga Tamariki Report on Agencies working together in Whānau Ora Last week Oranga Tamariki uploaded onto its website a report from an independent consultancy regarding ‘lessons learned’ in the administration of a family violence prevention programme. The report, Ngā Timi Whetū, focuses on how well entities like Te Puni Kōkiri,
Justice Christian Whata has been appointed to Te Aka Matua o te Ture |The Law Commission for a one-year term. Justice Whata will lead the Commission’s work regarding tikanga Māori and state law. Yesterday the Controller and Auditor-General, John Ryan, published his reply to the leader of the opposition, Judith
Last week Oranga Tamariki published a report entitled, “Youth Justice Pathways An Examination Of Wellbeing Indicators And Outcomes For Young People Involved With Youth Justice.” This report is part of the Ministry’s evidential work and considers the questions as to whether children / young people who are in the care
Māori Business Data Released Last Thursday Statistics New Zealand released ‘Tatauranga Umanga Māori: Statistics on Māori Business 2020’. This is their annual report of Māori business statistics, and their first report which considers the impacts of last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns and constraints on Māori business. Because Tatauranga Umanga Māori draws
Last week’s news edition of Pānui focused primarily on COVID-19 health matters. By way of update: As of yesterday, there were 770 cases of active COVID-19 in Aotearoa, 47 of these are tangata Māori (6% of cases, below population proportions). The Pasifika community continues to be severely impacted upon (68%