The Māori Party has announced that Whangarei based Solomon Tipene (Ngāti Hine, Ngapuhi) will stand for the Māori Party in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election on June 25.
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Deed of Settlement signed with Ngāti Manuhiri On Saturday May 21,2011 a Deed of Settlement for all historical Treaty claims was signed between Ngāti Manuhiri, and the Crown at Omaha Marae in Pakiri. The claims of Ngāti Manuhiri relate to the loss of land and the actions of the Crown,
The Māori Party has announced a shortlist of three names from which it will select a candidate to contest a by-election in Te Tai Tokerau. The Maori Party will choose from either: Waihoroi Shortland, Solomon Tipene or lawyer Mere Mangu. The successful candidate will be announced on Wednesday.
Three new directors have been appointed to the board of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited, and there has been one reappointment. Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited is the sole trustee of Te Ohu Kai Moana, (the Maori Fisheries Settlement Trust), and the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Trust (Takutai
Three treaty settlements bills passed their first reading in Parliament on Tuesday. These were the Nga Wai o Maniapoti (Waipa River) Bill, the Ngāti Porou Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngāti Pāhauwera Treaty Settlement Bill. These were the first items of Government business for the week, and deservedly so, given
On Monday Housing Minister, Phil Heatley, announced that Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga will receive Housing Innovation Funding to build an eleven bedroom kaumātua property in Flaxmere, Hastings. This is the third Crown/iwi housing partnership entered into through this fund. The Flaxmere property will offer communal accommodation for families and kaumātua, and ‘kaupapa Māori independent
This week the Tertiary Education Commission confirmed a reversal of its decision to have a Deputy Chief Executive in its new structure, (which it had announced late last month). The Deputy Chief Executive role was to have specific responsibilities for their Māori tertiary education strategy, and managing relationships with Māori.
Last Friday the Chair of Te Kawai Taumata, Naida Glavish announced that following a secret vote Te Kawai Taumata have appointed three new directors and one reappointment to the board of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited.
Housing Minister Phil Heatley announced on Monday that Hawke’s Bay based Whānau Ora provider Te Taiwhenua O Heretaunga has be awarded funding under the recent Māori Demonstration Partnership (MDP) – Housing Innovation Fund.
On Monday the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) Acting Chief Executive, Dr Colin Webb confirmed that the TEC Board has decided not to proceed with the appointment of a Deputy Chief Executive under the TEC restructure set to take effect from 1 June.
Three treaty settlements Bills for Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pāhauwera and Ngāti Maniapoto interests in the Waipa River, passed their first reading in Parliament yesterday. T he Nga Wai o Maniapoto (Waipa River) Bill outlines the processes for co-governance and co-management between the Crown and the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi over the Waipa
Independent Member of Parliament, Hone Harawira is now scheduled to resign from Parliament on 20 May. The resulting by-election has been scheduled for 25 June, which Mr Harawira will contest as the leader of the Mana Party, (assuming the Mana Party successfully completes Electoral Office registration requirements). If successful (highly
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Taipa protest update
Ongoing protest and further occupation of land at Taipa in the Far North could be at risk of undermining the work Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson is doing to settle the Muriwhenua land claims.
Research carried out by Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development and the University of Otago, Wellington, looked at senior Māori policymakers’ and MPs’ views on how to achieve progress on smokefree homes, cars and community will be published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
On Wednesday 24th November Māori Party Co-leader Turiana Turia launched the Whānau Ora integrated Services Delivery Study.