Mate Korona (COVID) Update Māori and Pasifika health providers particularly in Auckland – such as Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust – are reportedly continuing to put in long hours rolling out the COVID vaccination. (Waipareira alone reports vaccinating 3,000 tangata daily, as well as undertaking circa 800 COVID tests). This
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Anyone watching mainstream television or listening to national radio this week will likely know its Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, as most newsreaders have taken up the challenge of introducing kupu hou (new Māori words) into their broadcasts. Wider promotional activities, led by Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo
Ko te wiki e tū nei, 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 kei te haere
This week the Ministry of Health published ‘Maternal Fetal Medicine – He Rongoā Mā Te Kukune: Action Plan – Te Ahunga Matua’. Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a specialty service for women where the pregnancy is considered highly complex. The action plan includes initiatives to increase equity for wāhine Māori such
Oranga Tamariki Report on Agencies working together in Whānau Ora Last week Oranga Tamariki uploaded onto its website a report from an independent consultancy regarding ‘lessons learned’ in the administration of a family violence prevention programme. The report, Ngā Timi Whetū, focuses on how well entities like Te Puni Kōkiri,
Justice Christian Whata has been appointed to Te Aka Matua o te Ture |The Law Commission for a one-year term. Justice Whata will lead the Commission’s work regarding tikanga Māori and state law. Yesterday the Controller and Auditor-General, John Ryan, published his reply to the leader of the opposition, Judith
Last week Oranga Tamariki published a report entitled, “Youth Justice Pathways An Examination Of Wellbeing Indicators And Outcomes For Young People Involved With Youth Justice.” This report is part of the Ministry’s evidential work and considers the questions as to whether children / young people who are in the care
Māori Business Data Released Last Thursday Statistics New Zealand released ‘Tatauranga Umanga Māori: Statistics on Māori Business 2020’. This is their annual report of Māori business statistics, and their first report which considers the impacts of last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns and constraints on Māori business. Because Tatauranga Umanga Māori draws
Last week’s news edition of Pānui focused primarily on COVID-19 health matters. By way of update: As of yesterday, there were 770 cases of active COVID-19 in Aotearoa, 47 of these are tangata Māori (6% of cases, below population proportions). The Pasifika community continues to be severely impacted upon (68%
COVID-19 Matters Aotearoa New Zealand remains at Government alert level 4. Meetings between Crown Ministers and iwi leaders are occurring to ensure support is provided to vulnerable communities and whānau. As at Thursday 26th August, there were 277 cases of COVID-19 in the community, including six Māori cases. However it
On Tuesday the second reading of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill was completed in Parliament. The purpose of this Bill is to improve the allocation and transfer process to better enable the allocation and transfer of aquaculture settlement assets to iwi. https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_99894/maori-commercial-aquaculture-claims-settlement-amendment This week a research company has
The Ministry of Education released a report they commissioned on the pilot of a school lunch programme (which was targeted towards schools with high Māori enrolments). Turns out it’s not a miracle cure – there was no evidence it addressed matters like school attendance – but good evidence it tangibly
We reviewed work from the Ministry of Education on the relationship between education and income and earnings. Subscribers may recall that, following the release of new unemployment data last week we advised, “lower Māori employment levels, lower wages, and weaker conditions of employment (such as less hours of secure work) are
The Ministry of Education released a report they commissioned on the pilot of a school lunch programme (which was targeted towards schools with high Māori enrolments). Turns out it’s not a miracle cure – there was no evidence it addressed matters like school attendance – but good evidence it tangibly
We have also reviewed a survey report from Oranga Tamariki that looks at what rangatahi say they need when exiting the services of this Ministry, for example those leaving youth justice residences and/or transitioning to adult support services. (Circa six hundred 15–18-year-olds leaving the care of Oranga Tamariki each year).