On Tuesday the Auditor-General released a report on government services pertaining to Māori housing. The report, Government Planning and Support for Housing on Māori Land, is well written and provides a thorough (110-page) analysis of services. The focus of this report is on the quality of three services: Kāinga Whenua
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The Annual Report of Tainui Group Holdings to year-end 31 March 2011 has been released. This report shows a net profit of $23.1 million on assets of $658 million (3.5% return on assets). Despite the low asset-return percentage, overall this is a positive financial result, and allowed the Holding Group
From week ending 22 July 2011 On Tuesday the Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, released Fresh Start Reforms in Operation – a progress report on the implementation of the Fresh Start youth justice reforms. The Fresh Start reforms centre on reducing incidences of youth offending, and are an outcome
Last month the Families Commission released a report, Whānau Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. This report challenges ‘social deficit’ theory and outlines the strengths found in Māori whānau, and successes of Māori overall. A series of case studies are presented within the report to exemplify this. Although this report does not have
Chief Coroner Neil MacLean has released suicide statistics to the end of June 2011. Māori have the highest rate, 17.8 per 100,000; which equates to over 100 Māori each year. The rate is also rising; in 2008 around 80 Māori committed suicide. From week ending 2 September 2011
On Wednesday Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae (Ngāi Kahungunu, Tūharetoa, Tuhoe, Te Āi Haunui-a-Pāāangi) was sworn in as Governor-General. Rau Hoskins (Ngāi Wai, Ngāi Hau) has been appointed to the Social Housing Ministerial Advisory Panel. Kaa Williams (Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāi Manawa, Ngāi Kahungunu, Ngāi Maniapoto), and Ronald Crosby have
On Tuesday the Ministry of Education launched Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. This 16-page document is designed to improve how educators can relate to, and successful teach, Māori learners. Tātaiako is based around five ‘competencies’; wānanga, whanaungatanga, manaakitanga, tāngata whenuatanga, and ako.This resource has the potential to
On Monday the Māori Affairs Select committee reported back on the Ngāti Porou Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngāti Pāhauwera Treaty Settlement Bill. The Māori Select Committee has recommended that both bills be accepted, with a small number of operational amendments. From week ending 2 September 2011
Last Friday the (Acting) Minister of Energy, Hekia Parata, announced a Government partnership with the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust to insulate 2,600 homes of iwi members across New Zealand. This is the largest iwi partnership arrangement to date within the Government’s home-insulation policy framework. From week ending 2 September 2011
On Tuesday the (Acting) Minister for Energy, Hekia Parata, released The New Zealand Energy Strategy 2011-2012. This document outlines the Government’s broad energy objectives. Essentially these are that the energy production potential in New Zealand should be maximised, but in environmentally responsible and efficient ways, via the use of diverse
From week ending June 3, 2011 On Wednesday, The Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr Peter Gluckman, released a report on adolescence; Improving the transition: reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence. The report is an extensive synthesis of national and international academic literature of adolescence, and the
From week ending 12 August 2011 Last week the Wellington Police wrote to licensed premises in Wellington reminding them of the legislative power of Māori Wardens to order the premise not to sell alcohol to a Māori, who in the Warden’s opinion is “in state of intoxication, or is violent,
On Tuesday Statistics New Zealand released data on New Zealand’s Births and Deaths for the year to 30 June 2011. The data shows that 29% of babies born (18,100) had Māori ethnicity; indicating just how rapidly the Māori population is growing (current total population rate is 15%). Around 4,000 of
From week ending 5 August 2011 Yesterday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey for the quarter to the end of June 2011. Overall the survey shows unemployment is 6.5% of the workforce. For Māori the unemployment rate is 12.6% – still about double the total rate. In
On Monday the Ngai Tāmanuhiri Claim Settlement Bill was introduced to parliament. The proposed legislation will give effect to the Deed of Settlement entered into by the Crown and Ngai Tāmanuhiri on 5 March 2011. The financial value of the settlement package is circa $15 million, with most of