In relation to youth entering tertiary education and the workforce, both the National and Labour parties have provided new policies for this election. Their approaches differ markedly. In sum, Labour proposes a year of free tertiary education, and payments for employers who take on apprentices to strengthen youth engagement in
Author: Seattle Ropiha
In the second television leaders debate (4 September), an area of focus was children living in poverty. During the debate Prime Minister, Bill English, announced on the spot that his party was committing to a strategy to reduce child poverty – in which he considered there were 145,000 children at
As voting is now open for the General Election all major election policy announcements have now been by political parties. Some of the newly released policies will potentially have a significant impact on Māori wellbeing. Recent policy areas of note that have not already been reviewed within Pānui are: child
The Wellington High Court has ruled that the Government provided insufficient compensation to Teina Pora, and that the Cabinet guidelines on wrongful imprisonment were not correctly applied. (The guidelines, written in 1998, suggest $100,000 of compensation be paid per year of wrongful imprisonment.) When Mr Pora’s compensation was considered the
Hinewehi Mohi has been appointed to the board of Te Māngai Pāho.
On Monday the Minister for Corrections, Louise Upston, released a new strategy for “managing women offenders”. The strategy is entitled, Changing Lives, Shaping Futures, and is focused on reoffending reduction.[1] The strategy notes there are 739 female prisoners (circa 50% Māori), and 6,000 female offenders in community settings (ethnicity not
On Wednesday the Chief Coroner, Judge Deborah Marshall, released provisional annual suicide figures for the year to 30 June 2017. Within the year there were 606 suicides. This included 130 Māori suicides. The Māori suicide rate was 22 per 100,000 people. This is much higher than other ethnicity, and the
The Green Party have proposed that the South Taranaki Bight becomes a marine mammal sanctuary to protect the feeding ground of the Blue Whale, whilst allowing commercial and recreational fishing to continue. This would also, in their view, have the effect of overruling and terminating the consent granted to Tans-Tasman
Last Friday the Waitangi Tribunal released its ruling on whether an urgent inquiry should be held in regards to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (the MACA Act). Chief Judge Wilson Isaac ruled that urgency should be granted. By way of background, this Act allows for Māori/iwi
The Māori Television Service has released data from a political poll taken in three Māori electorate seats.[1] The poll shows: 52% support for Howie Tamati (Māori Party) in Te Tai Hauāuru (compared with 39% for his nearest competitor, the incumbent Adrian Rurawhe (Labour); 55% support for Meka Whaitiri (Labour) in
The Probation Board has announced that Sir Ngātata Love will be released from prison on parole in October, as he is of low risk of reoffending. He will be barred from having any direct or indirect contact with the Wellington Tenths Trust or Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust until April
Paul Majurey (Ngati Maru, Ngati Whanaunga, Ngati Paoa and Ngati Tamaterā (Marutūāhu)), has been reappointed to the board of Te Papa. Maru Eva Nihoniho (Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) has been appointed to the Māori Television Board.
Ngāti Pāoa and the Crown have now initialled a Deed of Settlement, which includes financial redress of $23.5 million. However, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is strongly disputing this settlement, and claims it breaches its own settlement with the Crown – and pre-empts a pending Court of Appeal decision on the matter.
Ngāti Rangi initialled its Deed of Settlement last week, about five months after reaching an agreement in principle with the Crown. The settlement will include $17 million in financial redress, the $8 million Karioi Forest, and the potential to build 50 houses at Waiouru.
Ngāti Maniapoto also signed an agreement in principle with the Crown last week, to settle all of their historic Treaty of Waitangi claims. The agreement includes financial and commercial redress totalling $165 million – making it one of the largest settlements (and fastest to achieve). [Extract from Ministerial Press Release: