Mr Tukoroirangi Morgan has retained the chairpersonship of the Executive Board of Te Kauhanganui (the Tainui parliament) after a resolution to remove him, on the grounds that he had brought the iwi into disrepute, was unsuccessful. Last weekend sixty-five marae voted on the resolution: thirty were in support, twenty-seven opposed,
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On Monday two Supplementary Order Papers proposing amendments to the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No3) were released. These papers assist the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No3), if passed, to amend a series of other Acts relating to aquaculture, such as the Resource Management Act. Ultimately the proposed changes allow the Crown and iwi
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust an urgent Treaty of Waitangi Claim hearing. This is scheduled for next week (Wednesday and Thursday). You will recall we outlined the details of this claim on 29 July 2011. From week ending 12 August 2011
On Monday two Supplementary Order Papers (SOP) 264 and 265, proposing substantial amendments to the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No3) were released. Supplementary Order Paper 264 proposes amendments which allows iwi and the Crown more flexibility in negotiating settlements under the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. The amendments
Te Kōhanga Reo Trust Board have announced that their Waitangi Tribunal treaty claim will receive an urgent hearing by the Waitangi Tribunal. Te Kōhanga Reo Trust Board lodged their claim to the Waitangi Tribunal on July 25 and their claim is to be heard next week.
On Tuesday the Government announced their support of a parliamentary inquiry into milk pricing. Last week the Commerce Commission ruled conducting a full inquiry of its own this lead to public outcry and opposition parties pushing for a Parliamentary investigation into milk pricing . The Commerce Select Committee which will lead the inquiry will be chaired by Labour Party member Lianne Dalziel. Prime Minister John Key says terms of reference could be drawn up by the committee in the next week or two.
The New Zealand Māori Council is drafting a Waitangi Tribunal claim for more than 30 hapu who the council says can prove they once owned the waterways or springs. One of the claimants, the Whatitiri Māori Reserves Trust, wants to own the water from the Poroti Springs which partly
Last week Mr Robin Hapi (Ngāti Kahungunu) announced that he will step down as the Chair of Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd. Mr Hapi retirement ends 20 years of continous leadership within the fishing industry. Since 1991 Mr Hapi has held the following positions; Chief Executive of Te Ohu Kai Moana (1991-1997), Director – Sealord Groups Ltd (1997), Chief
This week Ngāti Kahu has filed a claim with the Tribunal requesting that it order the Crown to return forestry land. This action follows its submission in May of a draft Deed of ‘Partial’ Settlement (which the Crown promptly rejected). Ngāti Kahu have also withdrawal from the Te Hika Forum,
Also available now is data on beneficiary levels for the quarter to 30 June. This information comes from the Ministry of Social Development. When analysed with Statistics New Zealand data, this information shows a Māori beneficiary rate of 29.2% from a total 364,570 Māori ‘working-age’ population (18-64). We have collated
On Tuesday the Ministry of Social Development released a research report on standards of living in New Zealand, entitled Household incomes in New Zealand: Trends in indicators of inequality and hardship 1982 to 2010. Using data from Statistics New Zealand, the report presents a range of findings measuring individual and
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English and Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples announced on Thursday the 12 appointees to the Constitutional Advisory Panel. The Government confirmed last December that it would conduct a wide-ranging review of New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements – including the size of Parliament, the length of the electoral term, Māori representation, the role of the Treaty of Waitangi and whether New Zealand needs a written constitution. The process is expected to take over three years.
This week the Tertiary Education Commission released a report entitled, Poutamatia – Youth transitions between secondary and tertiary study. As the title implies, the report examines transitions between secondary school and tertiary education, (increased transition is a key priority area of the Government‟s Tertiary Education Strategy.) In summary the report
On Monday an urgent Treaty of Waitangi Claim was lodged by Dr Timoti Karetu, Tina Olsen-Ratana and Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tawhiwhirangi on behalf of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust. This lodging occurred with a protest march by kōhanga whānau from Parliament to the Tribunal. The claim alleges fourteen broad
On Wednesday the Minister for Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett, released a policy „green‟ paper centred on services for vulnerable children. The paper is called Every child thrives, belongs, achieves, Ka whai oranga, ka whai wāhi, ka whai taumata ia tamaiti. [Note a „green‟ paper is a document that