On Monday the Office of the Children’s Commissioner released a report on the quality of services from the Child, Youth and Family service (CYF), which is a stand-alone business unit within the Ministry for Social Development. The report is entitled State of Care 2016. (Note this is the second
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Last week the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, released Māori me te Ao Hangarau 2015; The Māori ICT Report 2015. This research report has been produced under the branding of the Government’s Māori economic strategy and Panel, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa.[1] [ICT means Information and Communication
Yesterday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, released Māori me te Ao Hangarau 2015; The Māori ICT Report 2015. This research report has been produced under the branding of the Government’s Māori economic strategy and Panel, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa. (Although it reads as if it
Last week Te Puni Kōkiri released ‘A guide to Te Ture Whenua Māori Reforms’. This is a short (16-page) booklet that sets out how the reforms propose to ensure Māori land protections are upheld, owners have greater autonomy and are better supported in their aspirations for their lands. There
Last week the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General released a report on Māori education matters entitled, Education for Māori: Using Information to Improve Māori Educational Success. This is the third report in a series of five that the Auditor-General, Lyn Provost, has determined to undertake on Māori education
The following New Zealand honours and awards were conferred on Māori, or people giving services to Māori on 6 June to mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.[1] KNZM – To be Knights Companion of the said Order: Mr Christopher Robert Mace, CNZM, of Auckland. For
This week Te Puni Kōkiri has released ‘A guide to Te Ture Whenua Māori Reforms’. This is a short (16-page) booklet that sets out how the reforms propose to ensure Māori land protections are upheld, owners have greater autonomy, and are better supported in their aspirations for their lands.
On 27 May the Ministry of Health released the ‘Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2016/17 to 2018/19. The strategy replaces the existing gambling harm reduction strategy. This policy area is of significance to Māori as the strategy, and the associated research, makes it clear problem gambling disproportionately
Following the release of the Government’s Budget the Ministry of Social Development has released a revised four year plan, which was agreed to by Cabinet late last year. In sum the plan sets out that the Ministry’s objective is to become “a single, cohesive organisation with intelligent service delivery,
Yesterday Statistics New Zealand released a research paper focused on Māori and Pacific home-ownership trends. The paper is entitled, Changes in home-ownership patterns 1986-2013: Focus on Māori and Pacific people. This 50-page report compiles a range of housing statistics relevant to Māori and Pacific peoples, largely from censuses but
This week political debate within Parliament and the national media has continued to centre on housing shortages and homelessness. We note two distinct issues are presenting: one is around the number of ‘street people’, particularly within central Auckland; the other is the number of families who are unable to
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Rakaia Incorporated won the 2016 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming award (on May 20th).[1] Māori media outlets have been reporting on the fairness of custodial sentences imposed on two Māori men who were, in 2014, convicted of stealing/taking trout from a protected waterway. (The men had argued
Willie Jackson has been appointed to Te Mātāwai by the National Urban Māori Authority. Christopher Mace has been reappointed as member of the board of the Tertiary Education Commission. Traci Houpapa has been appointed to the Council of Victoria University of Wellington. Anne Carter, Daphne Luke, and Edward Ellison
This week the Local Government and Environment Select Committee has been hearing oral submissions concerning the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill. Some iwi groups, and Te Ohu Kaimoana, are against this Bill, as they are of the view that it will undermine the Māori Fisheries Settlement. Jamie Tuuta, Chair of