In addition to the above policy announcement, on Wednesday the Government made a second announcement in relation to partial share sales. Namely that iwi who
Over the last two weeks the Waitangi Tribunal has been hearing the urgent claims of the New Zealand Māori Council (the Council). These claims are
The Budget is based on a Government deficit of $13.5 billion for the year ahead, 2012/13. This is down from the record deficit of $18.4
Yesterday the Mixed Ownership Model Bill had its first reading in Parliament. As we advised you last week, the legislation does contain a Treaty of
On Tuesday the Prime Minister, John Key, confirmed that a general Treaty of Waitangi clause will be included in the legislative framework being developed for
On Wednesday the Government released its consultation document with Māori pertaining to the proposed partial sale of shares in Genesis Power, Meridian Energy, Mighty River
In accordance with its desire to progress the sale of shares in State-Owned Enterprises, today the Government confirmed it would hold nine Māori consultation hui
The Māori Language Awards were held last Friday, with Kaiti School (Gisborne) winning the supreme award. Tukoroirangi Morgan (Waikato-Tainui) has indicated that a consortium of
Mana Party – Māori focused matters Despite its relative newness, the Mana Party has developed twelve broad policy platforms, all of which take into account
The National Party – Māori focused matters For this election, The National Party has published approximately 50 broad-level policy statements on its website, but no
