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February 28, 2013    Rōpu Māori, Social, Treaty

Maori News stories for the week ending 22 February 2013

  Sir Mark Solomon has been appointed a director of Te Ohu Kaimoana. Dr Aroha Harris has been appointed to the Archives Council Te Rua Wānanga.  (This Council has a statutory role to provide the Minister of Internal Affairs with advice on archives and record keeping issues.) On Monday the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, [...]

February 4, 2013    Rōpu Māori, Social, Te Reo, Treaty

E3 Māori news stories for the week ending 1 February 2013

• Next week Ngāti Rangi Trust commences a series of mandating hui for Treaty settlement processes with the Crown. • Julian Wilcox has been appointed as the Head of News and Current Affairs at Māori Television. • Eugene Henare has been elected chair of the Lake Horowhenua Trust. • Last weekend an office building belonging to Matauri X Incorporation, [...]

December 8, 2012    Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Settlements, Treaty

Treaty matters: from E43 week ending 7 December 2012

Ngāti Pāoa sign Tāmaki Collective Deed of Settlement Last Saturday Ngāti Pāoa became the eleventh iwi to sign the Tāmaki Collective Deed of Settlement in Auckland.  In September ten iwi initially signed the deed (refer pānui E32/2012 for details on this settlement). Ngāti Toa signs Deed of Settlement Today Ngāti Toa signed a Deed of [...]

November 26, 2012    Government, Rōpu Māori, Social, Treaty

Parliamentry matters and Māori news stories for the week ending 16 November 2012

Parliamentary matters On Thursday the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill passed its second reading.  The Bill proposes ‘to improve’ the operation of local government in New Zealand by removing social and cultural purposes from the role of local councils.  Refer to pānui E9/2012 for details.    Māori news stories for the week ending 16 November [...]

October 21, 2012    Rōpu Māori, Social, Treaty

Māori news stories for the week ending 19 October 2012

The Māori Battalion Association has announced they will dissolve the Association and will hold their final hui (a remembrance service) in Wellington on 1 December 2012. Rob Hutchinson has been appointed Chief Executive of Ngāti Whatua O Orakei Corporate. Parekawhia Mclean has resigned from the Mighty River Power Board. Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, was [...]

Māori news stories for the week ending 31 August 2012

Tina Ngatai has been appointed General Manager of Ngāti Whakaue Tribal Lands Incorporated.  On Monday an application for bail for Tame Iti and Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara (two of the Urewera four) was declined in the Court of Appeal, Wellington.  The men were seeking bail while they wait to have an appeal hearing against their convictions [...]

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 [...]

August 24, 2012    Rōpu Māori, Treaty

Māori news stories for the week ending 24 August 2012:

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has appointed Arihia Bennett  (Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Porou) to the role of Chief Executive Officer. This week the Serious Fraud Office has confirmed it will investigate matters relating to the Wellington Tenths Trust, following allegations of unlawful payments and transactions.  Sir Ngātata Love has stood down from his [...]

Māori news stories for the week ending 10 August 2012

This week the Treaty Tribes Coalition and the Māori Fisheries Trust held the seventh National Māori Fisheries Conference in Auckland.  The conference focussed on fisheries trading in the present economic climate, and on sector regulatory changes. (Notable regulatory changes include the pending prohibition on the use of foreign-chartered vessels; refer to pānui E17/2012 for details.) [...]

Select Committee Report on the Ngāti Manuhiri Claims Settlement Bill: E26 from week ending 3 August 2012

Last week the Māori Affairs Select Committee released its report-back on the Ngāti Manuhiri Claims Settlement Bill. A key feature of this proposed settlement is the vesting of Te Hauturu-o-Toi (Little Barrier Island) for seven days with Ngāti Manuhiri, before the island is gifted back to the people of New Zealand.3 Some members of Ngāti [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Māori news stories for the weeks ending 13 and 20 July 2012

Timoti Te Heuheu passed away last Thursday. Philip Broughton (Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tahu) has been appointed as a member of the Education New Zealand Board. Dr Selwyn Katene (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Tama) has been appointed as the Massey University Assistant Vice-Chancellor – Māori and Pasifika. Enid Ratahi–Pryor (Ngāti Awa) has been [...]

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 [...]

Māori news stories for the week ending 18 May 2012

Debbie Packer (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru) has been appointed to a new Board being established to monitor the implementation of the Government’s welfare reforms.  The Board has six members and will advise the Minister for Social Development, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of State Services on the performance of Work and Income New [...]

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