Budget overview information: Budget Special Omnibus 25 May 2012
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
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
Professor Sir Mason Durie will retire in June from his current Massey University positions as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori and Pasifika). Wally Stone
Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) Briefings to the Incoming Ministers (often called ‘BIMs’) were publicly released on the 2nd of February. The purpose of these
Yesterday the Families Commission released a research report on financial hardship entitled, One Step at a Time; Supporting Families and Whānau in Financial Hardship. The
On Wednesday media outlets and the Public Sector Association separately reported that Te Puni Kōkiri was to be restructured, in order to reduce costs by
From week ending 16 December 2011 Of the fifteen proposed policy agreements, in our view ten are relatively bland and non-directional; as they either restate
From week ending 16 December 2011 Last Sunday the National and Māori parties entered into a Relationship Accord and Confidence and Supply Agreement (the Accord). This
Over the last four weeks we have provided a series of précis on political manifesto commitments of five political parties.[1] This is because policy settings
On Monday the Minister of Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett indicated that Whānau Ora is not National Party policy. We note, her statement is
ACT Party – Māori focused matters The ACT Party has nineteen policy statements, and Māori interests are captured almost exclusively in one of these, entitled