The Ministry of Education has released the New Zealand Schools Report Ngā Kura o Aotearoa 2016. As the title suggests, the report provides data on schools in New Zealand last year (topics such as number of schools, medium of instruction, teacher numbers, student numbers, and student learning outcomes.) Throughout the
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Te Puni Kōkiri has uploaded onto its website a research report prepared by Te Whānau o Waipareira on whānau health and wellbeing in West Auckland. The report is entitled Kia Pū Te Wai o Pareira. Overall, the researchers emphasise that there are four common ‘catalysts’ that support whānau in urban
Te Rūnanga Ā Iwi O Ngāpuhi (Group Result) Balance Date: 30 June 2017 Census Population: 125,600 Income: $18.4 million Assets: $57.6 million Expenses: $16.8 million Liabilities: $1.7 million Net Surplus: $2.6 million Equity: $55.9 million Return on Assets 4.5% Debt to Equity 3% Notes: Trading surplus
At this time of the year many iwi groups are publishing their annual reports (with a balance date of 30 June), in order to prepare for their annual general meetings. This week we have reviewed financial information for the four largest iwi entities by population size – Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou,
The Federation of Māori Authorities (FoMA) is holding its annual conference, which also marks its 30th Anniversary, in Rotorua this weekend. The focus is on future directions, with Chair Traci Houpapa indicating a key objective is to strengthen the existing relationship between the Government and the Federation. Prime Minister Jacinda
The Māori Development Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, has indicated that she is focusing policy efforts on increasing the supply of Māori language teachers, to help fulfil her party’s (Labour) commitment around extending the use of Te Reo Māori in schools. Our assessment of the announcement is mixed. On the positive side,
Over the last month a number of local authorities have been reporting their internal voting as to whether to establish Māori wards. We advise Whangarei, Napier, and Waikato District Councils, and the Hawkes Bay Regional Council, have all rejected such motions put up in their respective meetings. Whakatane District Council,
Last month The Ministry of Health released mortality statistics, which is one area of demographic data missing from the Te Puni Kōkiri report above. (Note the report is derived from 2014 data, the Ministry does not explain why it is unable to report on more recent data.) Overall, the Māori
In addition to the Māori Population Estimates, we note Te Puni Kōkiri has also uploaded onto its website a new statistical report on the Māori population. This report is entitled, Tātai Tāngata ki te Whenua / Future Demographic Trends for Māori.[1] This report, drawing largely upon data already published by
This week Statistics New Zealand released the Māori population estimate for 2017.[1] The new estimate is 734,220 tangata Māori – up by 10,900 tangata from 2016 (1.5% increase). The population remains mostly youthful – one in three Māori are aged 14 years or younger, although the median ages are 22.9
This week the Minister of Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, advised that the Government will remove financial sanctions which are imposed on sole parents who do not identify the other parent. She considered that there was no evidence sanctions help to ensure the absent parent was meeting their child support obligations.
Keith Ilkin is the new Chief Executive Officer of Maori Televison. Mr Stephen Henare and Ms Margaret Dixon have been charged with fraud in relation to a block of Maori land, managed by Parengarenga 3G Trust. An urgent hearing regarding the Whakatohea Hearing has been held this week. It commenced on
Last week, the Waitangi Tribunal published the results of its urgent inquiry into the mandate of the Ngātiwai Trust Board (WAI 2561). The central theme of this inquiry was “whether the Crown recognised the mandate of the Ngātiwai Trust Board without ascertaining whether the hapū included in the mandate had
This week saw the formal opening of Parliament following the recent General Election. There are a number of ritual elements to this including: the swearing-in of members; the election of a speaker (Hon Trevor Mallard); the summons of the Governor-General to members; and the Speech from the Throne. For fans
Last week, we reviewed the Te Puni Kōkiri Annual Report. This week, we look at the annual report for “non-departmental appropriations[1]” within the Vote: Māori Development. These are organised into five groups: Whānau Ora; Whare; Māori Potential Fund; Whenua Māori and Ka Hao: the Māori Digital Technology Fund (although this