E33 20 September 2019 – Health Sector Reviews
We have also reviewed two items from the health sector this week, the Health and Disability System Review interim report, and the new Suicide Prevention
We have also reviewed two items from the health sector this week, the Health and Disability System Review interim report, and the new Suicide Prevention
Parliamentary Matters On Tuesday the Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Bill was introduced in Parliament. This Bill provides for financial redress of $8.1 million, the return of
This week the Health Select Committee heard submissions for the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill. This Bill seeks to
This week a high-profile item in Parliament was the introduction and first reading of the Abortion Legislation Bill. (It passed the first reading, 94 ayes
Last week Statistics NZ published data for Injury Work Related Claims for the 2017 year. The data shows in 2017 28,000 claims by Māori workers were
The Tribunal report on the status of the health sector has already received a lot of attention in Māori media in the weeks since its
Treaty Items Waitangi Tribunal – Health Services Inquiry Report Released The Waitangi Tribunal has released part one (circa 170 pages) of its kaupapa inquiry
Local Government Bill (Pānui 12/2019) Ngāi Tahu and the Canterbury Regional Council Earlier this month, Parliament voted down, at its first reading, a bill
Child Poverty Pānui 17/2019 Targets to Reduce Child Poverty Announced The Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden, confirmed the Government’s first sets of targets to reduce
Summary of Social Sector Reports and Statistics Released In this week’s Pānui we have reviewed some of the more negative and challenging social sector data