On Thursday the Fisheries (Foreign Charter Vessels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill was read for the first time in parliament, and then referred to the Primary Production Select Committee. Amongst other items, this Bill seeks to implement the Government’s decision to ban, from 2016, foreign charter vessels from New Zealand
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On Wednesday the committee stage of the South Taranaki District Council (Cold Creek Rural Water Supply) Bill was completed and the bill reported back without amendment. This bill provides for a private water scheme to be established in South Taranaki for a group of entities (mainly farms) drawing water from
•Last week The Māori Affairs select committee heard oral submissions for the Mokomoko (Restoration of Character, Mana, and Reputation) Bill. The bill, if passed into law, will legally pardon Te Whakatōhea Chief Mokomoko, who along with three others, was executed in 1866, for allegedly murdering missionary Carl Völkner in Opotiki.
• On Tuesday the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill was read for a third time in parliament, and will pass into law on receiving Royal assent. This will directly impact on all Māori whānau in receipt of welfare. Pānui has outlined implications in edition 10/2013.
•On Tuesday the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill, Conservation Amendment Bill (No 2), Continental Shelf Amendment Bill, Reserves Amendment Bill and Wildlife Amendment Bill were read for a third time, and will now pass into law upon receiving Royal Assent. These legislative changes implement the Government’s 2011 Energy Strategy. For further
On Monday the Commerce Select Committee reported back to Parliament on the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill. The second reading of this Bill commenced on Thursday and is likely to be completed next week. The Bill, if passed, will amend a number of existing articles of legislation to
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•This week John Tamihere published, on his RadioLive website, photos of a journalist, Matthew Nippert, who had written articles on a High Court Case being pursued against Mr Tamihere by West Harbour Holdings Ltd. The photos were ‘private-investigator’ type snapshots of the journalist, his house, and residential street / car.
On Tuesday Statistics NZ published, The New Zealand Period Life Tables: 2010–12. Findings show that the difference between Māori and non-Māori life expectancy at birth has reduced to 7.3 years (it was previously 8 years). Male Māori life expectancy at birth is now 72.8 years (compared with 80.2 years for
On Thursday Statistics NZ published a report entitled Perceptions of Housing Quality in 2010/11: Exploratory findings from the New Zealand General Social Survey. This report explored people’s perceptions of the quality of their housing and focusses on three issues; coldness, dampness, and smallness. In relation to Māori, the research found:
Yesterday the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, released a media statement entitled ‘NCEA results show more Māori and Pasifika students achieving’. For Māori learners it states that in 2012 there was a 2% increase in achievements (over 2011); with 54% of 16-year-old Māori learners attaining NCEA Level 2. The Government’s
On Thursday three Māori-led research projects were named as successful recipients of the Government’s Sustainable Farming Fund. This funding, administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries, is made available to improve primary sector economic and environmental performance. (Government funds provided are matched by either financial or in-kind contributions from those
On Tuesday Ngāi Tahu Property, Te Tapuae o Rēhua, and Lincoln University signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commence a Whenua Kura initiative. This is an agricultural trade training initiative focussed on supporting more Māori into the agriculture sector. The Department of Conservation Northland Conservancy is hosting Te Ao
Ngāti Tama ki te Tau Ihu – Deed of Settlement On Saturday Ngāti Tama ki te Tau Ihu (Tasman and Nelson regions) is scheduled to sign a Deed of Settlement with the Crown. The settlement includes redress of $12 million. Waitaha Claims Settlement Bill On Wednesday the second reading of
As previously advised, this week the Tuia Te Ako conference was held. This is a national hui centred on Māori tertiary education matters. To coincide with the conference, yesterday Ako Aotearoa (the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence) released three new reports on Māori education. An outline of the three
• This week Ngāti Hau has sent a letter to De Grey Mining Ltd asking the company to relinquish all exploration permits within their tribal area at Puhipuhi (north of Whangarei). This was the outcome of an iwi hui in which Ngāti Hau determined they are against oil exploration in