Yesterday the Waitangi Tribunal released its report on the ‘urgent’ claim of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust, filed in July 2011.[1] The report, entitled Matua Rautia, is circa 340 pages, with a further 100 pages of annexes. Overall the Tribunal finds in favour of the claimants who had alleged multiple
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On Monday the Government confirmed that it would proceed with the partial sale of Mighty River Energy, and would not proceed with the ‘Shares’ Plus’ option proposed by the Waitangi Tribunal, in its interim report on Māori water and geothermal energy interests. (The proposal of the Tribunal was that iwi
On 11 October the Government released ‘The white paper for Vulnerable Children’. A white paper is a formal and final policy position paper. This document is thirty pages, although produced with it is a second volume (essentially a 170 paper literature review), and a 16-page summary of the key concepts,
This week Te Rūnanga o Ngāpuhi agreed to reconsider a report by the Crown mediator, Tukoroirangi Morgan, on means to resolve on-going mandating disputes. The rūnanga had earlier this month rejected the mediator’s recommendations that the two parties need a new approach to working together, and a different representative model.
In addition to the above policy announcement, on Wednesday the Government made a second announcement in relation to partial share sales. Namely that iwi who have yet to settle historic Treaty claims will have the opportunity to purchase ‘on-account’ shares in the power-companies that are being partially privatised. Important points
Last week the Waitangi Tribunal declined a Ngāti Kahu application for an urgent Tribunal hearing against the Treaty settlements being proposed respectively for Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa and Ngāi Takoto. The Tribunal found that such a hearing would cause undue delays to the other iwi, and that Ngāti Kahu had
On 2 October Ngāti Hineuru (Eastern North Island) signed an Agreement in Principle to settle historic Treaty grievances with the Crown. The agreement includes financial redress of $25 million plus interest, and the return of culturally significant properties such as Tarawera Hot Springs Scenic Reserve. The agreement also includes a
Northland hapu Te Uri o Hau have negotiated to sell 230 hectares of mainly coastal land to an American buyer. If the sale goes ahead part of the land will be developed into an international Golf Course. The lands were returned to Te Uri o Hau as a part of
Last Friday Associate Minister of Housing, Tariana Turia, announced policy changes to the Kāinga Whenua loan scheme. Changes include: expanding the loan scheme to all individual borrowers assessed as able to service a mortgage, not just first homebuyers; revised income cap levels for borrowers from $85,000 to $120,000 for one
The Māori Battalion Association has announced they will dissolve the Association and will hold their final hui (a remembrance service) in Wellington on 1 December 2012. Rob Hutchinson has been appointed Chief Executive of Ngāti Whatua O Orakei Corporate. Parekawhia Mclean has resigned from the Mighty River Power Board. Mana
On Monday the Fisheries (Foreign Charter Vessels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament. The Bill implements the Government’s decisions on the prohibition of foreign charter vessels, following allegations of mistreatment and underpayment of foreign crews (refer to pānui E17/2012 for details). On Wednesday the Mount Maunganui Borough
Purpose This quarterly review provides a summary of significant Māori-focused social, economic and treaty policy developments for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 September 2012. Key social-economic matters This quarter, in relation to Māori socio-economic matters, Pānui has reviewed nine new Government planning documents, eight policy position papers, eight
This week the National War Memorial Park (Pukeahu) Empowering Bill was read for a second and third time. (For further details on this matter, and the concerns of Wellington Tenths Trust, refer to Pānui E32/2012.). The Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill was read for the first time and
Ngāi Tahu Holdings Group have reported a net operating surplus of circa $55.1 million, to 30 June 2012. This is up from $37.1 million in the previous year. Ngāi Tahu equity is valued at $658.4 million, up from $591 million. The return on equity was 9.07% (this includes operating return
Te Puni Kōkiri has released an evaluation report on the impacts of its increased investment in the Māori Wardens.[1] The evaluation, prepared by FEM (2006) Ltd, measures the success of increased investment from the agency from the period 2007 to 2010. During this period circa $13 million of supplementary investment