Title: New Zealand Crime & Victims Survey: Key Findings Cycle 3 (2019/2020) Descriptive Statistics Publisher & Date: Ministry of Justice (MoJ): June 2020 Type of Document: Report on survey findings, (includes a summary report and data sets) Length, style 175 pages, plain English report, plus tables and images and statistical
Author: Seattle Ropiha
In 2017, when seeking election in office, addressing child poverty became a campaign centre-piece for the Labour Party. They proposed: (a) this social harm could be properly measured; (b) that specific reduction targets could be set; and (c) that future governments could be required to pursue certain reduction objectives. Upon
A third review we have undertaken relates to the Our Land 2021 report produced by the Ministry of the Environment and Statistics New Zealand. This is essentially a report back to parliament on land health matters, and covers issues such as usage changes, land and water issues, land and climate
The Climate Change Commission released its first set of finalised advice to the Government on how to mitigate against climate change.[1] By way of background context, the Commission was established in late 2019 and is tasked with providing the Government with advice on how to achieve New Zealand’s international commitments
Salient Māori News Items to 11 Pipiri 2021 National Party Member of Parliament, Paul Goldsmith, made a comment on television that he considered colonisation was, on balance good for Māori. The comment was not well received by most other politicians, with his own party leader, Judith Collins, not directly supporting
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E18 04 June 2021 – Appointments
The Police have announced members of the independent panel to oversee research on policing in communities, specifically “whether, where and to what extent, bias exists at a system level in Police’s operating environment”. The independent panel members include Sir Kim Workman, Lady Tureiti Moxon, Helen Leahy, Rahui Papa, Khylee Quince,
The Ministry of Social Development published a report entitled ‘What Happened to People Who Left the Benefit System’.[1] The report looked at the outcomes for 111,000 people who stopped receiving a main benefit in the year to 30 June 2019. It finds Māori have similar benefit exit rates as others,
Te Pāti Māori (the Māori Party) lodged a complaint with the Independent Police Conduct Authority about a perceived lack of support in addressing a threat towards Māori which was made online (now removed). The Party claimed that, aside from poor communication, the level of response from the Police was too
In the justice sector we note two prison review reports have been released by the Office of the Ombudsman. These reports are derived from unannounced visits to Christchurch Men’s Prison and Whanganui Prison respectively in 2020. Amongst the recommendations for Christchurch, the Office recommends, “The prison make greater efforts to
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga / the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has released two reports on the operation of its ‘Housing First’ programme. The reports centre on services in Rotorua (iwi partnership model) and Christchurch respectively. Both reports provide qualitative accounts of the effectiveness of the programmes; i.e. a
The Ministry of Health published a report on suicide entitled Suicide Data Related To Mental Health Service Users (2016). This report, from the Suicide Prevention Office, provides data on the number of people who died of suicide in 2016 who had been mental health service users[1]. In regards to Māori
Oranga Tamariki has released its first survey report from tamariki and rangatahi in their care, entitled ‘Te Mātātaki 2021’. Data from circa 1,500 tamariki and rangatahi is included, with two-thirds being Māori. Page 35 summarises the main results, with some notable points being that tamariki and rangatahi indicated: strong rates
Statistics New Zealand has released population projections to 2043. The Department estimates that the Māori population (said to be 820,000 in 2018) will increase to circa 1 million by 2028; and to between 1,140,000 and 1,350,000 by 2043.[1] As a proportion of the population Māori will increase from 17 percent to
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E17 28 May 2021 – General Items
Appointments and Awards Dame Cindy Kiro has been named the next Governor-General of New Zealand. Dame Cindy is the first wāhine Māori to hold this office. Dame Cindy will officially commence the role in October. Dr Matire Harwood, Parekawhia McLean, Tā Mark Solomon, Rāhui Papa, Kim Ngārimu, Amohaere Houkamau, and
In April 2021, Te Puni Kōkiri uploaded a short report from the United Nations on New Zealand’s response to COVID-19, in regard to meeting the needs of indigenous people (Māori). The findings and conclusions are set out in the executive summary, namely that: “COVID-19 has magnified the inequalities between Māori