Social Housing Policy Concerns: week ending 26 September 2015 (edition 34)
This week a Māori charitable trust in Kaitaia, He Korowai Trust, indicated they would need to delay selling houses to nine whānau approved for their
This week a Māori charitable trust in Kaitaia, He Korowai Trust, indicated they would need to delay selling houses to nine whānau approved for their
On Tuesday the Social Housing Reform (Transaction Mandate) Bill was read for a first time in parliament, and referred on to the Social Services Select
On Tuesday Statistics New Zealand released He Hauā Māori; which comprises of Māori specific findings from the 2013 Disability Survey. The survey identified one in
This week Ngāti Whatua o Orakei has indicated that it is seeking legal advice as to whether the Crown is in breach of its Treaty
Purpose This brief outlines emerging issues from the Government Budget (released yesterday), relating to Māori economic, social and treaty development matters. Key briefing sections are:
In March the Ministry of Health released a report entitled, Medication Use and Perceptions of GP Care in Advanced Age.[1] This report presents information about
This quarterly review provides a summary of significant Māori-focused social, economic and treaty policy developments for the period 1 January to 31 March. Within
Last week the Salvation Army released its 2015 ‘State of the Nation Report’ which this year is subtitled, ‘A Mountain All Can Climb’. This is
On Tuesday the Prime Minister, John Key, delivered his opening statement to parliament. This speech sets out the Government’s policy agenda for the year. There
On Wednesday two political ‘State of the Nation’ speeches were delivered. The first by Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, and the second by the Prime