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December 8, 2012    Education, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social

Māori news stories for the week ending 7 December 2012

  • Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, appeared in Court on Thursday in relation to a charge of failing to remove a vehicle (at a protest concerning state housing removals last month).  He pleaded not guilty.  A hearing is scheduled for March next year.  There was some initial ado with this first hearing, as Mr Harawira [...]

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Posted by Paanui on December 8, 2012

http://www.panui.net/2012/12/08/maori-news-stories-for-the-week-ending-7-december-2012/

September 3, 2012    Government, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Treaty

Parliamentary matters from the week ending 31 August 2012

On Thursday the Oaths and Declarations (Upholding the Treaty of Waitangi) Amendment Bill was selected from the parliamentary ballot.  This is a private member’s Bill lodged by Te Ururoa Flavell.  The purpose of the Bill is to provide for any person taking a statutory oath to elect to state that they will uphold the Treaty [...]

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Posted by Honoria on September 3, 2012

http://www.panui.net/2012/09/03/parliamentary-matters-from-the-week-ending-31-august-2012/

August 3, 2012    Corrections, Education, Health, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Te Reo, Treaty, Welfare

Māori news stories for the week ending 3 August 2012

Doctor Katarina Edmonds and Doctor Poia Rewi have been appointed to the Board of The Maori Language Commission. They will replace outgoing members, Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi and Ruakere Hond. This week Ngāti Tūwharetoa confirmed that Sir Tumu te Heuheu has withdrawn from his role as chair of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board. Sir Tumu te [...]

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Posted by Honoria on August 3, 2012

http://www.panui.net/2012/08/03/maori-news-stories-for-the-week-ending-3-august-2012/

July 27, 2012    Economic, Health, Justice, Protests, Rōpu Māori, Social, Te Reo, Treaty, Welfare

Māori news stories for the week ending 27 July 2012

On Wednesday the Coroners’ Office (within the Ministry of Justice) released a report on the deaths of Cru and Chris Kahui – twin babies murdered in 2006.  The investigating coroner, Gary Evans, reported that “the traumatic brain injuries which led to the deaths of Chris and Cru Kahui were incurred whilst they were in the [...]

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Posted by Honoria on July 27, 2012

http://www.panui.net/2012/07/27/maori-news-stories-for-the-week-ending-27-july-2012/

July 6, 2012    Agriculture, Economic, Government, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Welfare

Māori News Stories for the week ending 6 July 2012

Last Wednesday Nelson-based Wakatū Incorporation lost a High Court claim against the Crown for claimed breaches of fiduciary duty, and good faith in its dealings with the Māori owners of land in the Nelson and Motueka regions.  The decision allows the Crown to proceed with Treaty settlements with iwi groupings at the top of the [...]

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Posted by Honoria on July 6, 2012

http://www.panui.net/2012/07/06/maori-news-stories-for-the-week-ending-6-july-2012/

May 5, 2012    Corrections, Education, Employment, Health, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Welfare

Māori news stories for the week ending 4 May 2012

The Auckland Independent Māori Statutory Board has commenced a series of six hui to consult on health and wellbeing issues such as Te Reo Māori, housing and co-governance of natural resources.  Feedback from hui will be used to develop the Tāmaki Makaurau – Māori Wellbeing Plan. Ngāti Kahungunu iwi continues to support locked out AFFCO [...]

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Posted by Honoria on May 5, 2012

http://www.panui.net/2012/05/05/maori-news-stories-for-the-week-ending-4-may-2012/

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 [...]

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Posted by Honoria on September 12, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/09/12/welfare-%e2%80%93-report-on-fresh-start-policy-omnibus-excerpt/

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    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 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/

May 3, 2011    Corrections, Health, Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social, Uncategorized

Law Commission report of the review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

With Māori representing 40% of all drug related convictions, the  Law commission report into the  review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which was tabled in Parliament today should be of interests to viewers. 

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Posted by Honoria on May 3, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/05/03/law-commission-report-of-the-review-of-the-misuse-of-drugs-act-1975/

April 25, 2011    Justice, Rōpu Māori, Social

Youth Justice Reparation Accord

Last week the Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced that measures will be put in place to enable young offenders to pay reparation to their victims.  The measure is a outcome of the ‘Youth Justice Reparation Accord’  between Child, Youth and Family and the National Council of Victim Support Groups.  The accord now means that [...]

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Posted by Honoria on April 25, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/04/25/youth-justice-reparation-accord/

April 23, 2011    Justice, Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Social, Welfare

Child abuse debate and pending legislative changes

This week  three children aged 6 – 15 months old have been  hospitalisation with non- accidental injuries.  These ongoing events of violence against  children follows the completion of the Ministerial Inquiry into child abuse, the introduction of the  Child Abuse protection Bill – The Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) to parliament,  and the Social Development Minister’s Paula Bennett announcement that a Green Paper [...]

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Posted by Honoria on April 23, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/04/23/child-abuse-debate-and-pending-legislative-changes/

February 10, 2011    Government, Health, Justice, Social

New legislation to prevent child abuse set for 2011

Yesterday Simon Power announced that legislation will be passed to prevent child abuse.  Under the new law it will be a criminal offence if adults do not report acts of abuse against a child.  The legislation is an outcome from a commissioner’s report following the 2007 deaths of the Kahui Twins.  The legislation is set to be [...]

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Posted by Honoria on February 10, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/02/10/new-legislation-to-prevent-child-abuse-set-for-2011/

February 9, 2011    Justice, Social

Christian Whata appointed as a Judge of the High Court

Auckland lawyer Christian Nathanial Whata (Ngati Pikiao) has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.   Mr Whata graduated with a BA and LLB (Hons) from Auckland University in 1992. After spending time as a solicitor at Simpson Grierson and Kensington Swan, he went to Cambridge University where he obtained an LLM (First Class).

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Posted by Honoria on February 9, 2011

http://www.panui.net/2011/02/09/christian-whata-appointed-as-a-judge-of-the-high-court/

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