On Tuesday Marama Davidson, (Ngāti Porou, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi), was sworn in as a Member of Parliament. Ms Davidson enters Parliament as a Green Party list member, following the resignation of Russel Norman. Adrienne Pierce was reappointed to the Small Business Development Group (SBDG). Dave Hawkey and Paul Bingham have been appointed
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On Tuesday the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective Redress and Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill was introduced in Parliament. This Bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 21 January 2015 between Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective and the Crown. It also gives effect to the deed
Last Friday The Ministry of Health released the ‘Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2016/17 to 2018/19: Proposals document’. The strategy is labelled as a ‘proposals document’ as it now awaits final Cabinet approval, which is scheduled for March next year. It will then replace the existing strategy from
On Wednesday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey results for the quarter to the end of September 2015. The survey shows the national unemployment rate increased slightly from 5.9% to 6.0%. For Māori, the unemployment rate increased from 12.6% to 12.9%. That is, the Māori unemployment rate
On 21 October the Te Puni Kōkiri Annual Report to 30 June 2015 was tabled in parliament. The purpose of this report is to outline the quality of services delivered, and the financial performance achieved in the last year. By way of background, for the year in review Te Puni
Last week a Toi Moana / Bay of Plenty, Economic Action Plan Summary was released, by a consortia of local government, central government community, and business groupings within ‘the Bay of Connections’.[1] The economic plan builds from a Government commissioned regional growth strategy that was released in May (Pānui 19/2015
A Bay of Plenty economic action plan has been released this week. Our initial review indicates it has a number of areas of salient interest to Māori, and we are therefore reviewing further. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/sectors-industries/regions-cities/regional-growth-programme/bay-of-plenty Last Wednesday the Crown recognised Ngāti Wai Trust Board as the mandated authority to negotiate
Last week the Waitangi Tribunal released He Whiritaunoka, which is its circa 1,500 page report on 83 historic land claims (Treaty of Waitangi breaches) within the Whanganui rohe. The Tribunal found the claims were largely well-founded, and that the Crown had caused significant harm to Māori in Whanganui, and recommends
On Tuesday the Ministry of Health released (online) Participation in Māori Society in Advanced Age. This short report is derived from the broader cohort study, Te Puāwaitanga O Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu – Life and Living in Advanced Age – which involved a sample of Māori (aged 80 and
This month the Ministry of Health published online, Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Statistics. This is a comprehensive statistical study of Māori to non-Māori demographic and health data comparisons. The data, individually and collectively, shows ongoing health disparities between Māori and others, and this makes the report sombre reading. We advise
Another Māori language planning document released this month was the Te Taura Whiri 2015/16 Statement of Performance Expectations (its business plan for the year to 30 June 2016). Essentially this plan shows that the agency has developed 23 goals for the year, which align with its long-term strategic intentions, and
Last week we advised that the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, indicated that cabinet had approved amendments to the current Māori Language Bill. This bill is scheduled to replace the existing Māori Language Act (1987), and contains significant change proposals in relation to the functions of Māori
On Tuesday the Ministry of Health released (online) Relationships and Emotional Support in Advanced Age. This short report is derived from the broader cohort study, Te Puāwaitanga O Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu – Life and Living in Advanced Age – which involved a sample of Māori (aged 80 and
Tina Porou has been appointed a member of the working group for the Data Futures Partnership. The Data Futures Partnership is tasked with developing guidelines to provide clarity on ethical data use. Te Puni Kōkiri also tabled its 2014/15 Annual Report in Parliament this week. We are reviewing this document
Last Wednesday the Ministry of Social Development released the Benefit Factsheets for the quarter to 30 September 2015. We have undertaken an analysis of the various factsheets and have consolidated Māori-specific data into the table that follows. In total, at the end of the quarter 287,167 New Zealanders (and their