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Health

E27 13 August 2021: Zero Suicide Aotearoa

Following on from the 2019 Suicide Prevention Strategy, ‘Every Life Matters’ (Pānui 33/2019 refers), a cross-member group of parliamentarians was established to look at how to strengthen national efforts to prevent suicide, by working collectively. That is, with representatives from all parties there was an opportunity to set aside traditional
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Health

E27 13 August 2021: Suicide Prevention

Last week Aotearoa New Zealand Olympic success stories typically led the mainstream news with a particular focus on wāhine toa; such as kayaker Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Māhakiand Ngāti Porou), Sarah Hirini (Ngāti Kahungunu) who captained the Black Ferns Sevens, and cyclist, Ellesse Andrews (Ngāi Tahu). However on Monday the death, by
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Education Health

E26 Salient Māori News Items to 06 Here-turi-kōkā (August) 2021

The Ministry of Health has released a short report on the funding it gave to Māori health providers from 2015 to 2019.  Amongst other items it shows in the year to 30 June 2020, $341 million was allocated to these providers, just less than 2% of health funds. maori_provider_funding_report_v3.pdf This
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Employment

E26 06 August 2021: Household Labour Force Survey: Quarter to 30 June 2021

Statistics NZ released the latest household labour force survey results for the quarter to 30 June 2021 (i.e. the measures of employment and unemployment). Overall, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% and the underutilisation rate dropped to 10.5%.  (Unemployment is the traditional lead measure, but underutilisation is an increasingly important
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Housing

E26 06 August 2021: Human Rights Housing Policy Guidelines

The Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt, released ‘framework guidelines’ regarding housing, and announced his office would be undertaking an inquiry in this area. He also announced that: “for generations, they (Government) have promised to create conditions to enable everyone to live in a decent home, but this has not happened. 
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Government Justice

E26 06 2021: Statement of Apology from the Prime Minister of New Zealand

The leading Māori policy item to note this week is the apology from the Government to Pasifika communities for immigration ‘dawn raids’ in the 1970s. We consider the statement of apology is worth reading in full (its only a few pages). Statement of Apology from the Prime Minister of New
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Te Arawhiti

E25 30 July 2021: Concerns Raised in the Media about Te Arawhiti

Following on with matters concerning racism and unconscious bias, this week media outlets have also picked up a story around alleged racism (against Māori) at Te Arawhiti / the Office of Māori Crown Relations, which is housed within the Ministry of Justice. The entity has a higher than (government sector)
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Treaty

E25 Māori News Items to 30 Hōngongoi (July) 2021

Last Friday a judgement by Justice Gwyn (Wellington High Court) confirmed the rights of Ngāti Tūwharetoa to licence and charge for commercial recreational activities based on Taupō moana (lake Taupō). By way of background, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa ownership of the lakebed and ‘air space above it’ was part of the
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Child Poverty Covid-19 Covid-19 Economic Impacts Health Social

E25 30 July 2021: The first year of Covid-19: Initial outcomes of our collective care for low-income children in Aotearoa

The Child Poverty Action Group has published a report. The report’s key contribution is an analysis of a measure of child poverty, which they consider is rising rapidly.  (The media headline arising from this work is ‘18,000 more children in poverty’).  However, we consider there are a few technical aspects
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Te Puni Kōkiri

E25 30 July 2021: TPK 2020-2024 He Takunetanga Rautaki: Strategic Intentions

This week we have undertaken two document reviews. The first is of the Te Puni Kōkiri medium-term strategic intentions plan, leading out to 2024.  This is the third such plan in as many years, but given Minister, Chief Executive and Cabinet mandate changed during that period, it is somewhat excusable
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Education

E25 30 July 2021: Mātauranga Māori and Science

Whether mātauranga Māori has a place in academic research has been a topic of focus this week. It follows the publication last week in the New Zealand Listener (a legendary ‘scientific journal’ (sic)), of an article authored by a group of seven University of Auckland academics, which claimed mātauranga Māori
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Health

E24 23 July 2021: He Pūrongo Whakahaumaru Huarahi Mō Ngā Iwi Māori – Māori Road Safety Outcomes Report

A data report from Waka Kotahi (NZ Transport Agency) showing that traffic mortality rates are at least double for Māori than non-Māori, with a range of factors contributing to this (such as lower vehicle quality, higher percentages of Māori unlicensed drivers, and lower percentages of Māori wearing seatbelts in crashes).
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Education Employment Ministry of Social Development

E24 23 July 2021: Youth at Risk of Limited Employment

An evidential brief on youth at risk of disengagement from education and employment – the brief is part of consultation joint ministries are holding on ‘strategic options for addressing youth (16-24 years) at risk’. Unfortunately the brief has data showing the issues arising, but does not set out any strategic
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Oranga Tamariki

E24 23 July 2021: Oranga Tamariki Engagement Survey with Partners Providing Social Services 2020

A  survey by Oranga Tamariki of its social service partners which finds that actually not all iwi/Māori providers they work with are highly satisfied with them (which is a different message than portrayed in their previous reporting on such matters) Title: Oranga Tamariki Engagement Survey with Partners Providing Social Services
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Government Te Puni Kōkiri

E24 23 July 2021: Māori Affairs Select Committee Reports

We have reviewed the Māori Affairs Select Committee reports for Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori (TTWh), the Māori Television Service (MTS), and Te Māngai Pāho (TMP). These are the reports arising from the financial reviews this Committee undertakes, essentially a process in which the
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