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Justice

E36 30 October 2020: Children and Youth Criminal Offending Report Released

Last, the Ministry of Justice has also released a short report on children and youth offending. We found this to be a good report, with clear data tables attached for further analysis. However it sadly shows Māori comprise 62% of all youth with criminal charges laid against them – which
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General Election

E35 22 October 2020 Preliminary General Election results

Overview of Election Results The preliminary General Election results, for political parties that will be in the next Parliament, are shown in the table below.[1] Party Party Votes % of Votes Electorate Seats List Seats Total Seats Labour 1,171,544 49.1 43 21 64 National 638,606 26.8 26 9 35 ACT
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Iwi Representation Oranga Tamariki

E36 20 October 2020: Working with Iwi and Māori

First, we have reviewed a report (‘sic’) that Oranga Tamariki itself has recently released on iwi and Māori relationships, called ‘Working with iwi and Māori’. One of the functions of this Pānui is to summarise reports for subscribers who may not be able to read all reports released.  This is
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Employment Ministry of Social Development Welfare

E34 16 October 2020; Benefit Factsheets: Quarter to 30 September 2020

Title: Benefit Factsheets: Quarter to 30 September 2020 Publisher & Date: Ministry of Social Development (MSD): October 2020 Type of Document: Series of Factsheets and excel data tables Length & style: Short, plain English; numeric tables Recommended readership: Social sector analysts Content summary: The Quarterly Benefit Factsheets show 369,300 New
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Rōpu Māori

E34 Salient Māori News Items 16 October 2020

Glenis Philip-Barbara has been appointed Assistant (Māori) Commissioner for Children. Trevor Simpson has been appointed Chief Māori Advisor for Pharmac. Last Friday the Minister of Health, Chris Hipkins, announced the winners of the annual Minister of Health Volunteer Awards. The winning recipients included; Patricia (Patu) Sigley – winner Māori Health
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General Election Government

E32 25 September 2020 Election Policy Briefing

Pānui Review Summary We have assessed the 2020 policy announcements of the five parties represented in Parliament (ACT, National, Labour, Greens, and New Zealand First), and in addition, the policies of the Māori Party.[1] Of these six parties, three have explicit policy statements around their desired services and aspirations for
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Te Reo

E31 Te Oranga o Te Reo Māori – 18 Mahuru 2020 – 18 September 2020

He Whakaaro Noa Iho – Opinion Piece Ko tēnei te Wiki o te Reo Māori, he wā hei whakanui i tō tātau reo. Ko te kaupapa kua huaina e Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori mō tēnei tau ko ‘Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori’. He nui tonu ngā mahi
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Education

E30 11 September 2020 He Awa Ara Rau: A Journey of Many Paths (Te Tokona Te Raki / Māori Futures Collective)

This week we also reviewed a recent report published by Te Tokona Te Raki / Māori Futures Collective. This work distils some other research into a story for an average cohort of 100 Māori learners exiting secondary schooling and entering tertiary education and work.  The findings are that, within a
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Education

E30 11 September 2020: Research on Educational Aspirations and Pathways

This week we have reviewed three items which give consideration to educational and employment aspirations and pathways; one produced by the Ministry of Education, one published by Tokona Te Raki / Māori Futures Collective, and one produced by the Tertiary Education Commission. First, back in 2009, Ministry of Education commissioned
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Health Te Reo

E30 11 September 2020 Census data

This week Pānui focuses largely on education, training and employment research, data, and policy papers that have recently been released. The first item we have considered is newly released (webpage) Māori demographic data from Statistics New Zealand, derived from the 2018 Census, and supporting supplementary data sets.[1]    While it is
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Employment Income

E30 11 September 2020: Labour Market Statistics (Income): June 2020 Quarter

Title: Labour Market Statistics (Income): June 2020 Quarter Publisher & Date: Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ): August 2020 Type of Document: Excel data sheets Length, style Data sheets, Statistical data Recommended readership: Subscribers within the education and employment sectors Content summary Key income statistics for the year ending 30 June
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Employment

E30 11 September 2020 Māori Labour Market Report Quarter June 2020 (Unadjusted)

  Title: Māori Labour Market Report Quarter June 2020 (Unadjusted) Publisher & Date: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (‘MBIE’): September 2020 Type of Report: Government: data infographic Length, style 3-page infographic, Plain English Recommended readership: Subscribers in social support agencies, policy analysts Content summary This report brings together a
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Child Poverty

E29 04 September 2020: UNICEF report released

UNICEF report released[1] Last, we note there was a report released this week by UNICEF comparing child wellbeing in ‘rich countries’.[2] It rated New Zealand as coming in at 35 from 38, prompting some media debate of child wellbeing here.  It also prompted the Prime Minister to put out a
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Te Puni Kōkiri

E29 04 September 2020: Oranga Marae: Summative Evaluation

An Evaluation of Marae Support The last wellbeing item we have reviewed this week is an evaluation report on marae support. As with the housing cabinet paper this has Te Puni Kōkiri remit.  But it’s stronger work.  It shows that Māori administration of Māori funds (for marae support and restoration)
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Health

E29 04 September 2020: Health – Te Tiriti Framework and Action Plan

Health – Te Tiriti Framework and Action Plan We have reviewed two items published by the Ministry of Health. The first is the new Te Tiriti Framework.  Essentially this two-page response to concerns raised by the Waitangi Tribunal last year that, the Ministry’s previous work in this area (in our