The Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, has indicated that refreshing the Crown/Māori Economic Development Strategy, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa, is a policy priority which will commence with a national hui early in the new year. We will advise further as the matter is progressed.
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Chair of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporation, Ngahiwi Tomoana, has indicated that iwi leaders are meeting with Trade Minister, Todd McClay, to discuss means to protect the word ‘Manuka’ in the honey industry, given its growing use by international competitors. Mr Tomoana has indicated that a more robust response from
This week the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, indicated that he accepted the recommendations of the Ngāpuhi Engagement Group to restructure the Ngāpuhi entity which will negotiate a Treaty of Waitangi settlement on behalf of the iwi (presently called Tūhononuku).[1] In effect this means, despite radical
On 1 September the Wellington High Court judgement pertaining to the trial of Sir Ngatata Love was released. Sir Ngatata was found guilty of obtaining property by deception.[1] Justice Lang found that Sir Ngatata had deliberately withheld information about a property transaction from his fellow trustees on the Wellington
Last Thursday Statistics New Zealand released ‘Recorded Criminal Offender and Recorded Crime Victim’ data tables; on a monthly basis up to the end of July 2016. These data tables are derived from New Zealand Police records, and can be disaggregated by a range of variables such as ethnicity, gender,
Background 1. This week is Māori Language Week for 2016 and accordingly this briefing focuses first on Te Reo Māori policy matters. The theme for Māori Language Week this year is “Ākina Te Reo” (Behind you all the Way) so we have continued our tradition of publishing this issue of
He Whakamārama Ko te Wiki tēnei o Te Reo Māori mō 2016, ā, nā konei ka hāngai tēnei pānui ki ngā take kaupapahere mō Te Reo Māori. Ko te kaupapa mō tēnei tau, ko “Ākina Te Reo”. Nā konei mātau i whai ai i tā mātau tikanga ki te whakaputa
Vanessa Eparaima has replaced Richard Batley as the Chair of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Tukoroirangi Morgan has been elected the new president of the Māori Party. Since being elected he has met with Hone Harawira (Mana Party leader), to discuss whether the two parties can work together in some
Two Māori education reports have been released this month. One is a report from the Ministry of Education on Māori student achievement in English reading and social studies in schooling Year 4 and Year 8. This is a technical report and will be of interest mainly to education researchers
Last Friday Justice Simon France of the Wellington High Court released his ruling regarding the nature of future directorships for the Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust trustee company.[1] Justice France ruled largely in favour of the National Urban Māori Authority (NUMA), namely that all directors on the Trust’s company must
On Thursday the Ministry for Social Development released Benefit Fact Sheets for the quarter to 30 June 2016. We have undertaken an analysis of the fact sheets and consolidated Māori-specific data into the table that follows. In total, at the end of the quarter, 279,891 New Zealanders (and their
Last week a submission/report on Māori human rights issues was published on a United Nations Human Rights Council website. This report is entitled Report of the Monitoring Mechanism regarding the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This short report provides a
During Kingitanga celebrations last week the Deputy Prime Minister, Bill English, reconfirmed that a national day to commemorate the New Zealand wars was on the Government’s agenda. This follows the allocation of $1 million of funding per year in the Government’s Budget for commemorative events.[1] (Note a public holiday
On Tuesday the Committee Stage of the Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Standardized Packaging) Amendment Bill was completed in Parliament. The Bill now awaits a third reading. This Bill is being progressed by Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, although it was previously championed by Tariana Turia (before her retirement). We advise if this Bill
Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) Limited has announced on its website that it will be reapplying to the Environmental Protection Authority for a consent to undertake seabed mining for iron ore off the South Taranaki coast. By way of background, the company was declined a consent by the Authority for