The Office of Treaty Settlements has released its Progress Report for the six-month period 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. This report usefully tracks
The Ministry of Health has released data sets on new cancer registrations rates for 2015. In regard to Māori, the Ministry finds: 2,443 Māori were
Household Living Cost December 2017 Quarter Released Last Thursday Statistics New Zealand published the household living cost price index, for the one-year period to December
Child Poverty Reduction Bill – Submissions Open On Tuesday last week the Child Poverty Reduction Billwas read a first time in Parliament, and referred on to
Te Reo Māori Briefing Purpose This Pānui is a specialist briefing on Māori language matters. It is provided as a reference paper for subscribers with
Parliament resumed for the calendar year this week. Some items of note were: On Wednesday the Child Poverty Reduction Bill was introduced to Parliament (see
Last year a round of debates started on the value and place of the Māori language in New Zealand, particularly after the widespread use by
The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has published research it has commissioned on low pay. The research was undertaken by Auckland University of
Yesterday the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, formally announced that there would be a Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse in State care. This commitment
This week the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction / Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Bill to Parliament. This policy area is
