Earlier this month the Ministry of Education released updated iwi education profile fact sheets. These two page fact sheets provide data on the participation and achievement of children affiliated to a particular iwi (there are 65 iwi profiles in total). The datasets include early childhood participation, school enrolments, NCEA Level
Author: Seattle Ropiha
This week the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) Advisory Panel was announced, along with some further investment priorities for the year. The role of the Panel is to give independent advice to Ministers on larger fund applications. (Note officials consider applications below $1 million, a small group of Ministers consider funds
This week the Waitangi Tribunal held a judicial conference on the proposed scope of the Mana Wāhine Treaty of Waitangi claim (WAI 2700). I.e. an initial discussion with interested parties on the proposed terms of reference, timetabling options for hearings, and the like. By way of background, the Mana Wāhine
The Ministry of Justice has released a Cabinet Committee paper concerning the Ministerial role of Crown/Māori Relations (which is held by Kelvin Davis). This role was established after the General Election, (last September), but until now details as to the breadth of duties have been scarce, hence this paper addresses
Over the last two weeks media have been reporting on the pending Cabinet decision as to whether to agree or not to a circa $1 billion spend on significantly extending Waikeria prison (located about 40 kilometers south of Hamilton). The proposal is to build what commentators described as a ‘mega
Last week the Mental Health Commissioner, Kevin Allan, released a Monitoring and Advocacy Report, regarding mental health and addiction services. This report is well timed as a feeder into the Government’s Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry. (The inquiry is just commencing and will report back to the Minister of Health
This morning the Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker, signed New Zealand up to the ‘Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (CPTPP, formally known as the TPP). The ‘free’ trade deal with ten other Pacific-rim nations will remove tariffs on circa $10 trillion worth of products.
On Wednesday the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, released a report to Parliament on climate change reduction initiatives. In essence, to achieve the target of the 2015 ‘Paris Accord’ of which New Zealand is a signatory – i.e. to hold the increase in global temperature to well below
Tuaropaki Trust has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Obayashi Corporation (a Japanese company) to pilot the use of geothermal power as an energy source to make hydrogen. The Ministry of Education has today released Iwi Education Profiles. We will review these next week, but note that with the
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has published renewed Investment Plan Briefs for tertiary education providers seeking funding. Each year this guidance indicates removing disparities experienced by Māori and Pasifika should be included within the investment plans (funding bids). This year, however, the TEC has made working towards parity in outcomes
Last week the written responses to the Māori Affairs Select Committee of both Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori and Te Māngai Pāho were uploaded on to the Parliamentary Website (following their sittings before this Committee). These documents respond to questions put by Committee members: for example what salaries
Following the election last September, all Government agencies prepared Briefings for Incoming Ministers (known as ‘BIMs’) which were then released in late December. There are over 100 such briefings and subscribers may recall we reviewed the Te Puni Kōkiri (Māori Development) briefing upon release, Pānui 41/2018 refers. We have also
Last week Statistics NZ published new research entitled ‘Kiwis’ participation in cultural and recreational activities’, and within this one of the areas they investigated was engagement in Te Ao Māori. We have summarised these results below for annual participation, and in our view the results show the majority of Māori
On Monday the Māori Affairs Select Committee released its report on the petition of Catherine Delahunty and 4,814 others concerning the protection of Māori land from compulsory acquisition. By way of background, while in opposition as a Green Party Member of Parliament Ms Delahunty introduced a Bill to exempt Māori
In the last two weeks The Treasury has released a new Statement of Intent (SoI), and a series of discussion papers on ‘Higher Living Standards’. Both are significant policy items in that they signal a major change of focus for this central agency. The first objective within the agency’s new