Household Labour Force and Expenditure Data This week Statistics NZ also released the Household Labour Force data for the period to 31 March 2020. Because this quarter (January to March) is largely pre-COVID-19 the impacts of the incoming recession are not captured in this dataset. At present Statistics NZ are
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Te Puni Kōkiri has also released a report the agency commissioned on whenua Māori and responding to COVID-19. This is the first of three reports to be delivered this month; and is focused on the question of ‘how to respond’. While its good, Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking thought pieces
A third item (with less public attention) is ‘The COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Bill’. This bill was both introduced in Parliament and had its first reading on Tuesday, and is now with the Epidemic Response Committee for consideration. The select committee is required to report back by next Tuesday,
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E14 08 May 2020 COVID-19 Update
COVID-19 Update Subscribers will be aware that this week New Zealand has experienced low increases in the number of COVID-19 cases (now just under 1,500 cases in total, with only around 10% of these are still considered active.) For Māori, the infection rate remains low too – with no new
Title: At-Risk Catchment Implementation – Geospatial Information to Support Mātauranga Māori Publisher & Date: Ministry for the Environment: December 2019 (Prepared by Digital Navigators Ltd) Type of Document: Research Report Length, style: 34 pages Recommended readership: Subscribers interested in Māori land issues Content summary: This report outlines the various geospatial
Title: Climate Policy – Summary For Iwi/Māori Publisher & Date: Ministry for the Environment (MFE): January 2020 Type of Document: Summary Paper Length, style: 7 pages, plain English Recommended readership: Subscribers interested in environmental matters Content summary: This document outlines a range of legislative and regulatory settings impacting /relating to
Susy Frankel has been appointed a member of the Waitangi Tribunal. Paul Hamer has been appointed a member of the Waitangi Tribunal. The following have been appointed to the subsidiary boards of the New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology (NZIST). The newly established boards will come into effect on
On Wednesday the first reading of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill was completed in Parliament and referred to the Justice Committee. The purpose of this bill is to restore the rights of people imprisoned to remain on the electoral roll and vote in a general election, if
Purpose This is a news edition of Pānui, which provides a summary of recent media items of note relating to Covid-19 of high relevance to Māori communities. Specific Māori-targeted funding to prevent Covid-19 spread On Sunday Ministers Davis, Mahuta, Henare and Jackson announced a package of support for Māori communities
Title: Improving The Quality of Our Air: Summary For Iwi / Māori Publisher & Date: Ministry for the Environment (MFE): February 2020 Type of Document: Summary Discussion Paper; 5 pages, technical English Recommended readership: Subscribers focused on environmental matters Content summary: This short document is designed to inform (not so
Title: Draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity Publisher & Date: Ministry for the Environment: November 2019 Type of Document: Public Discussion Paper; also available a summary for iwi/Māori January 2020 (5 pages), and associated Cabinet Committee Paper (17 pages) Length, style: 45 pages, plain English Recommended readership: Māori landowners,
On Wednesday the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Bill was completed in Parliament and will pass into law after Royal Assent. The bill passed the reading, 63 ayes to 51 noes. The bill’s stated purpose is to decriminalise abortion, better align the regulation of abortion services with other health
On Tuesday an instruction to the Māori Affairs Committee considering the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Bill was agreed. In essence, via the instruction, the committee now has authority to hold lots of meetings at lots of different times. This means more consultation. Our assessment is twofold. First,
Title: Māori in the Labour Market (December 2019 Year) Publisher & Date: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE): March 2020 Type of Document: Government: data report Length, style: 2 pages, infographic factsheet Recommended readership: Subscribers in social support agencies, policy analysts Content summary: This factsheet brings together a range
Title: Wai 262 – Te Pae Tawhiti: Targeted Engagement Report Preliminary Proposals for Crown Organisation Publisher & Date: Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK): March 2020 Type of Document: Report back Length, style 9 pages, plain English Recommended readership: WAI 262 followers Content summary: In April 2019 Cabinet agreed to an all-of-Government