Colleen Neville (Ngāti Maniapoto) and Kauahi Ngapora (Ngāi Tahu, Waikato-Tainui) have been appointed as members of the Tourism New Zealand Board. On Tuesday the second reading of the Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Bill was completed in Parliament. This bill seeks to reduce domestic violence through introducing cross agency information
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Ko Te Wiki o te Reo Māori tēnei, he wā ka whakanuitia te reo. Ko te tumanako, kua kite kē koutou i ngā whakatairanga e rērere ana ki roto i ngā mahi pāho auraki. Ko te huritau 46 tēnei o te rā i tukuna ai te Petihana Reo Māori ki
Katrina Bryant and Kiri Parata have respectively been awarded health research grants (from the Health Research Council). Ms Bryant has been granted $181,000 to develop a ‘Falls prevention exercise programme for Māori’. Ms Parata has been granted $199,000 for her project, ‘Whāia te Manaaki: manaakitanga and hauora for Te Atiawa
On Wednesday the Electoral (Entrenchment of Māori Seats) Amendment Bill was read a first time and referred to the Māori Affairs Committee. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Electoral Act 1993 so it will embed the provisions of the Act relating to Māori electorates. By way of
On Tuesday the Minister for State Services, Chris Hipkins announced that consultation was open on a major review of the public sector. The review is focused on ensuring public sector agencies can work better together, and be better orientated around the needs of citizens. The three objectives are (i) increasing
On Thursday the third reading for the Iwi and Hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa Claims Settlement Bill was completed in Parliament and awaits Royal Assent. The total value of the financial and commercial settlement package is $100 million. https://www.govt.nz/treaty-settlement-documents/te-wairoa-iwi-and-hapu/
The Waitangi Tribunal claim concerning the Government decision to end funding agreements with Kura Hourua (partnership/charter schools) has now been uploaded onto the Tribunal website. The claim, WAI 2770, was lodged by Sir Toby Curtis and Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, and later Dame Tariana Turia also indicated her support. We have
On Tuesday the Productivity Commission released its final report on climate change. In general terms, the Commission recommends a switch away from burning fossil fuels (i.e. more electric cars etc.), greater afforestation, and structural changes in the agricultural sector (for example more cropping, less dairying), along with Government incentives to
Last Thursday The Treasury released the Budget working papers. We have reviewed papers relating to Vote: Māori Development. These are of interest given the drop in funding for Māori Development, and then the apparent denial of this in Parliament by responsible Ministers, Nanaia Mahuta and Willie Jackson (Pānui 16/2018 and
On Tuesday the Annual Report for Te Tumu Paeroa / the Māori Trustee was tabled in Parliament. (This is to the year end 31 March 2018). [By way of background, the Māori Trustee is appointed by the Minister for Māori Development to administer Māori lands on behalf of Māori land
Nanaia Mahuta has released a strange speech on Māori within the Government’s new Living Standards Framework. (We reviewed this framework in Pānui 6/2018 and 21/2018). The speech reads to us as saying this is a new and important way for Government to work, and it’s inclusive of Māori; whilst confirming
Tracey Martin, the Minister for Children, has announced the establishment of a new monitoring unit within Oranga Tamariki. The unit will monitor and review, on a quarterly basis, how many children in care have been harmed, the actions taken to safe guard the affected children, and the actions taken against
On Tuesday Counties Manukau District Health Board announced it has entered a partnership with Otago University to build a dental training facility in Manukau. Fifth-year and postgraduate dental students will delivery supervised low cost dental services to the public. The facility is expected to open in 2020. The Minister for Health,
Last week, the Ministry of Justice released provisional annual suicide figures, for the year to 30 June 2018. Within the year there were 668 suicides. This included 142 Māori suicides, two-thirds being males. The Māori suicide rate was 23 per 100,000 people. This is much higher than other ethnic groups,
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Housing Matters – E29 31 August 2018
On Monday the Minister for Housing, Phil Twyford, announced consultation centred on reforming the Residential Tenancies Act, in order to improve living conditions for people who rent their accommodation. This is an important area for Māori as most Māori (unlike most non-Māori) live in rented accommodation. Statistics NZ data from