All posts for the month September, 2011
September 12, 2011    Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Welfare

Welfare – Report on Fresh Start policy: omnibus excerpt

From week ending 22 July 2011 On Tuesday the Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, released Fresh Start Reforms in Operation – a progress report on the implementation of the Fresh Start youth justice reforms.   The Fresh Start reforms centre on reducing incidences of youth offending, and are an outcome of the ‘Addressing Drivers of [...]

September 3, 2011    Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Social

Report from Chief Scientific Advisor (and Taskforce) on Adolescence: omnibus excerpt

From week ending June 3, 2011 On Wednesday, The Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr Peter Gluckman, released a report on adolescence; Improving the transition: reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence.  The report is an extensive synthesis of national and international academic literature of adolescence, and the risks that present for that [...]

September 2, 2011    Government, Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Social

Police promote archaic powers of Māori wardens: omnibus excerpt

From week ending 12 August 2011 Last week the Wellington Police wrote to licensed premises in Wellington reminding them of the legislative power of Māori Wardens to order the premise not to sell alcohol to a Māori, who in the Warden’s opinion is “in state of intoxication, or is violent, quarrelsome, or disorderly, or is [...]

Household Labour Force Survey Released – Māori employment: omnibus excerpt

From week ending 5 August 2011 Yesterday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey for the quarter to the end of June 2011.  Overall the survey shows unemployment is 6.5% of the workforce.  For Māori the unemployment rate is 12.6% – still about double the total rate.  In real numbers, if Māori had [...]

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