All posts for the month June, 2011
June 28, 2011    Rōpu Māori

Independent Māori Statutory Board’s budget approved

The Auckland Council has agreed to provide the Independent Māori Statutory Board with a budget of $3.2 million for the 2011/2012 year.  The funding provides $1.9 million in cash, and council resources and staffing valued at $1.3 million.  The Independent Māori Statutory Board’s first projects will be an audit of council’s compliance with the Treaty [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 28, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/28/independent-maori-statutory-boards-budget-approved/

June 28, 2011    Education, Health, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Welfare

Māori affairs select committee ministerial inquiry announced

 Last week the Māori Affairs Select Committee decided that it will undertake an inquiry into the determinants of wellbeing for Māori and Pacific children. It will look at social, health and education and social factors affecting the groups.

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Posted by Honoria on June 28, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/28/child-abuse-inquest-another-child-abused-and-an-ministerial-inquiry-announced/

June 22, 2011    Health, Rōpu Māori, Social, Treaty, Welfare

Māori Statutory Board to audit Auckland super city council

Auckland’s Māori Statutory Board is preparing to audit  the Auckland’s super city council.  The audit will identify if the council  is meeting its Treaty of Waitangi obilgations.

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Posted by Honoria on June 22, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/22/maori-statutory-board-to-audit-auckland-super-city-council/

June 22, 2011    Corrections, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Welfare

Youth crime prevention funding

Nine community providers  delivering programmes to reduce Youth Crime will receive funding from the Child Youth and Family  -Fresh Start Innovation Fund.  Yesterday, Minister of Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett announced that  $730,000 has been allocated to the Fresh Start Innovation Fund which is now in its third funding round.  A key focus of [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 22, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/22/youth-crime-prevention-funding/

June 21, 2011    Education, Rōpu Māori, Social, Uncategorized

Māori Trade Training in Christchurch

  Canterbury Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT)  will be offering Māori Trade Training for 200 Māori youth living within Christchurch.   The trade positions have been funded by Te Puni Kōkiri, and it is expected that the 200 Māori students will be placed into trade training positions at CPIT before the end of the year.  The trade training [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 21, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/21/maori-trade-training-in-christchurch/

June 21, 2011    Rōpu Māori, Settlements, Treaty

Ngāti Rēhua-Ngāti Wai ki Aotea Agreement in Principle

   Ngāti Rēhua-Ngāti Wai ki Aotea (Ngāti Rēhua) and the Crown have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.  Ngāti Rēhua is a hapū of Ngāti Wai based on Aotea/Great Barrier Island with historical grievances relating to old land claims, early Crown purchases, pre-emption waiver purchases and prejudice [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 21, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/21/ngati-rehua-ngati-wai-ki-aotea-agreement-in-principle/

June 17, 2011    Education, Rōpu Māori, Social, Uncategorized

Eight early childhood centre to be built in South and East Auckland

 The Government is taking steps to increase early childhood participation for Māori, Pasifika and children from lower socio-economic backgrounds from South and East Auckland.  Education Minister Anne Tolley announced on Thursday that eight early childhood centres,  with a combined capacity of 440 are to be built in the South and East Auckland area. Allocated funding for the build is $9 million.

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Posted by Honoria on June 17, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/17/o-be-buil2611/

June 16, 2011    Economic, Rōpu Māori

Hautaki Trust purchases more shares in 2 degrees

Trilogy International New Zealand LLC, Tesbrit B.V. and Hautaki Trust bought 4.8 million shares at US$1 per share, in the telecommunications company 2 degrees.  In March, 2degrees announced it had almost doubled their market share too 11%,  of the nation’s 5.237 million mobile phone users. Hautaki Trust has kept its share holding at 10.3% of the [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 16, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/16/hautaki-trust-purchases-more-shares-in-2-degrees/

June 16, 2011    Rōpu Māori, Settlements, Treaty

Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Tapuika sign agreements in principle with Crown

Today at Parliament, Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson signed agreements in principle with representatives from Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Tapuika. The agreements include financial redress of $6 million, a Crown apology for the grievances and the vesting of recreational and scenic reserves to each iwi. The agreement includes agreed historical accounts and Crown acknowledgement of land and [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 16, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/16/ngati-rangiwewehi-and-tapuika-sign-agreements-in-principle-with-crown/

June 16, 2011    Social

Third-sector Social Housing Unit to be established

This week the Minister of Housing Phil Heatley announced that an appropriation of $40 million for 2011/12 will be used to establish a Social Housing Unit (SHU) within the  Department of Building and Housing.  The unit will be semi-autonomous, and its Executive will have direct reporting responsibilities to Ministers.

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Posted by Honoria on June 16, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/16/third-sector-social-housing-unit-to-be-established/

June 16, 2011    Health, Justice, Social

Alcohol reform bill

This week Prime Minister John Key announced that the Justice and Electoral select committee report to Parliament on the Alcohol law reform bill will be delayed.  The report which was due to be tabled in Parliament on June 23  has been changed to August 30.

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Posted by Honoria on June 16, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/16/alcohol-reform-bill/

June 9, 2011    Corrections, Rōpu Māori, Social

New Zealand Parole Board appointment

 Attorney-General Chris Finlayson announced  today, Judge Louis Bidois (Te Arawa) appointment to the New Zealand Parole Board.  Judge Bidois is one of seven new board members .

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Posted by Honoria on June 9, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/09/new-zealand-parole-board-appointment/

June 7, 2011    Uncategorized

Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2011

Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2011 the Order of New Zealand (ONZ) awards included the following people: The New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM (Dame Companion of the Order) Dr Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira, CNZM, for services to the Māori language    CNZM (Companion of the Order) Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke, for services to Māori. [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 7, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/07/queens-birthday-honours-for-2011/

June 2, 2011    Government

Environmental Protection Authority appointments named

 Anake Goodall (Ngāi Tahu) and Taria Tahana (Te Arawa) have been appointed to the board of the Environmental Protection Authority. The Authority will be an independent Crown entity, and comes into being on the 1 July 2011. As an aside: Environment Minister, Nick Smith also announced that he will seek legislative amendments to ensure that [...]

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Posted by Honoria on June 2, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/06/02/environmental-protection-authority-appointments-named/

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