A third item (with less public attention) is ‘The COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Bill’. This bill was both introduced in Parliament and had its
Last week Te Puni Kōkiri released ‘A guide to Te Ture Whenua Māori Reforms’. This is a short (16-page) booklet that sets out how
Last Thursday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, announced that Cabinet has agreed to changes to remove rate arrears on unoccupied and
Last week we advised that the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, had released a second draft exposure bill on the proposed new Te
This week a synthesis of submissions made in relation to the exposure draft of the proposed new Te Ture Whenua Māori bill was released. This
On Monday the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, advised that Cabinet have agreed to a number of changes to the draft Te
On Saturday the Associate Minister of Māori Affairs, Chris Finlayson, announced that nineteen hui have been scheduled for this month to discuss reforms to the
On Tuesday the Minister of Finance, Bill English, and the Minister for Economic Development, Steven Joyce, released an economic development report entitled, Business Growth Agenda,
On Wednesday the Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Sharples, and the Associate Minister of Māori Affairs, Chris Finlayson, jointly released a discussion document on proposed
