On Tuesday the New Zealand Police released a report outlining statistics relating to family violence deaths, between 2004 and 2011. The report is entitled, Statistical Analysis and Summary of Themes Family Violence Death Reviews. Although absent from its media release of key findings, the report identifies some significant ethnicity disparities,
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This morning data on National Standards for reading, writing and mathematics was released on a Ministry of Education website (www.educationcounts.govt.nz). This data was preceded by a media statement and summary information release from the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata (last Friday); and also by Fairfax media releasing individual school information
On Wednesday the Local Government and Environment Select Committee tabled their report on the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill. The Committee have recommended that the Bill is passed with minor amendments. (This is supported by Tauranga Moana iwi, refer to E20/2012 for details.) On Thursday the
This week the Government held three consultation hui with iwi to discuss the ‘shares plus’ concept raised in the Waitangi Tribunal’s interim report. (Refer to Pānui E30/2012 for details on this matter.) The first hui was held on Tuesday in Hamilton, although it was largely boycotted by Tainui iwi. The
Two Christchurch Kura Kaupapa Māori – Te Whānau Tahi and Te Kura Whakapumau Te Reo Tūturu Ki Waitaha – have lodged a complaint with the Waitangi Tribunal over the Government’s plan to merge the two kura. The merger proposal is one aspect of the reforming of schooling services across Christchurch.
On Thursday four separate Treaty settlement bills were progressed through Parliament. The Waitaha Claims Settlement Bill and Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara Claims Settlement Bill passed their first readings, and will now be considered by the Māori Affairs Select Committee. The Ngāti Manuhiri Claims Settlement Bill and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Claims
Following the Government’s Budget in May, statements of intent were published for Government departments and ministries.[1] We reviewed ten of these documents, however at that time we did not assess the statements from the Māori language sector entities; (that is, the Māori Language Commission, Te Māngai Pāho, and the Māori
On Tuesday the Marine Legislation Bill had its first reading in Parliament. The Bill provides for the transfer of waste management functions from Maritime New Zealand to the Environmental Protection Authority. Amongst other items, it also substantially increases the amount of compensation payable for marine incidents – such as the
On Tuesday Jacqui Te Kani (CNZM) passed away. Jacqui Te Kani was a past president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League, and held the position of General Manager. Enid Ratahi-Pryor has been appointed Chief Executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa. On Monday Norse Skog Tasman, a Kawerau-based newsprint pulp
On Monday the Waitaha Claims Settlement Bill was introduced in Parliament. The Settlement includes financial redress valued at $11.8 million, and includes the return of culturally significant sites.
Last Saturday a Deed of Settlement was signed between Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (the Tāmaki Collective) and the Crown. The Deed vests the ownership of fourteen maunga in the region with the Collective, (which will then be held in Trust for the people of Auckland). The maunga will
On Thursday the national summit on freshwater matters, called by King Tūheitia, was held at Tūrangawaewae Marae. Scheduled key note speakers were Dr Ranginui Walker, Sir Edward Durie and Sir Tumu Te Heuheu. The hui concluded with King Tūheitia confirming that Māori have, and will retain, on-going interests in water,
Last week we advised that the Ngāti Kahu Waitangi Tribunal hearing had commenced. This is a special hearing in which the iwi has requested the Tribunal issue ‘resumption orders’ to allow for the return of properties in the Kaitaia area. We advised the action was likely to be contested by
On Monday a representative for Taranaki Whanui (Wellington Tenths Trust) appeared before the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee. It was requested that references to Ngāti Toa be taken off proposed legislation allowing for the building of the National War Memorial Park in Wellington. [By way of background, this Bill
This week Peter Coleman, a liquidator, confirmed the Ngāti Tama fisheries holdings company, Ikatuna Limited, is unlikely to recover most of the $4.6 million it is owed by Tuere Fishing Limited. Losses to the iwi on this venture are expected to be circa $3.4 million. Tuere Fishing Limited was placed