On Thursday three separate Treaty settlement bills were read for the first time in parliament. These were the Maungaharuru–Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill, the Ngā Punawai o Te Tokotoru Claims Settlement Bill, and Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Bill. All were then referred to the Māori Affairs
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Last week the Government filed a memorandum with the Waitangi Tribunal requesting that the Tribunal decline an application for an urgent hearing of relating to radio spectrum matters. This is in response to the WAI 2224 claim, which was (re)filed with the Tribunal on 1 July. By way of background,
Following the Government’s Budget in May, Statements of Intent were published for departments and ministries, and Crown entities. We advise the three statements for Māori language sector entities have now been tabled in parliament and publicly released; that is, the Māori Language Commission, Te Māngai Pāho, and the Māori Television
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Māori news 2 August 2013
• Te Potiki National Trust – Māori Maps website, and the Māori Television website have been named finalists in the World Summit Awards in Information and Communication Technology. • On Tuesday Meka Whaitiri was sworn in as the Member of Parliament for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate. • This week Lawyer Davina Murray was found
Last week the Ministry of Social Development released their Benefit Factsheets for the second quarter (1 April – 30 June 2013). We have collated key Māori data in a single table (see below), and have matched it with Statistics New Zealand population estimates. Overall, last quarter 310,000 people in the
This week the Kōhanga Reo National Trust (National Trust) repaid $780,000 in unwarranted funding to the Tertiary Education Commission (the Commission), and announced the dismissal of Chief Executive, Titoki Black, over this matter. By way of background, the Commission funds tertiary education provisions. The National Trust offers tertiary education
Last Thursday Ngāti Haua signed a Deed of Settlement with the Crown. The settlement includes financial redress of approximately $13 million, and the return of culturally significant sites. One site being returned is Mount Maungakawa, which is within the Te Tapui Scenic Reserve (on-going public access is assured). The settlement
Ngāti Korokī Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lincoln University. The memorandum will see a new agricultural training centre developed in the South Waikato. Last Sunday Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei held a hui for tribal members to discuss a housing strategy. The presentation outlined
Debbie Birch has been appointed to the new Board of Crown Irrigation Investments. Kenneth Raureti, Robyn Bargh, Tupara Morrison, Deryck Shaw and Henri Burkhard have all been reappointed to the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute Board (which is known as Te Puia). Judith Stanway has been promoted to the role
Parliamentary by-election for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate. Preliminary results indicate she received 4,368 votes, which is approximately 42% of the total percentage of votes (excluding special votes). Voter turnout was low, however, comprising only 36% of registered voters. On Tuesday Dr Pita Sharples announced his decision to step down as the
Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Potiki sign an Agreement in Principle Last Friday Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Potiki signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown. The agreement includes a redress package valued at circa $29.5 million. Maungaharuru–Tangitū Claims Settlement Bill On Tuesday the Maungaharuru–Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill
This week is Māori Language Week. Accordingly this briefing focuses on te reo Māori policy settings, and current policy issues arising. By way of background, the Māori language is considered internationally as an endangered language, with a United Nations classification as ‘vulnerable’. This is because te reo Māori – despite
This week we have reviewed the Statements of Intent of two Crown entities within the criminal justice sector – the New Zealand Police and the Department of Corrections. We have focused on these two entities as there is significant engagement between Māori and this sector. That is, Māori are over-represented
This week the Ministry for Primary Industries announced that it has agreed to co-fund an initiative called Whai Hua. This initiative is a partnership between Wairarapa Moana Incorporation and Miraka Limited, and focused on developing probiotic dairy products.[1] The Ministry will provide $1.75 million of ‘Primary Growth Partnership’ (PGP) funding
On Monday the Tauranga City Council agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tauranga Moana Iwi pertaining to shared management arrangements for Mauao (Mount Maunganui). The agreement is that a new administration board will be established to oversee the management of Mauao. This Board will have equal representation