All posts for the month June, 2012

Māori news stories for the week ending 29 June 2012

Sir Eddie Durie and Maanu Paul have been appointed co-chairs of the New Zealand Māori Council.  Sir Graham Latimer becomes the first president of the organisation.  The Council has also indicated that it is the only legislatively-enabled, pan-Māori organisation – and should be a natural choice for Crown-Māori dialogue.  (We presume that this is in [...]

Key Māori news stories for the week ending 22 June 2012

On Monday Nga Pae o te Maramatanga (the Māori-focused Centre of Research Excellence), announced funding for six projects: Investigation into the fisheries resources and interests of iwi, hapū and marae within Tauranga Moana and the impacts caused by the grounding of the CV Rena (Associate Professor Paul Kayes, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi) Networks of [...]

June 16, 2012    Rōpu Māori

Key Māori news stories for the week ending 15 June 2012

On Wednesday the Office of the Auditor-General announced an inquiry into the process used in relation to the proposed building of an international convention centre.   (The process was administered by the Ministry of Economic Development, and has led to negotiations between the Government and Skycity.)  The inquiry is in response to a complaint by the [...]

Māori news stories for week ending 8 June 2012 and Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2012 – recipients for service to Māori.

 Debbie Packer has been appointed to the Local Government Efficiency Taskforce. The Taskforce will focus on efficiency issues of local government consultation, planning and financial reporting practices. A report is due to the Minister of Local Government, David Carter, in October 2012.  Mavis Mullins has been appointed to the Health and Safety Review [...]

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