Māori News Stories for the week ending 29 May 2015
- Last week Statistics New Zealand published the National Population Projections for the period 2013 to 2038. Projections identify that the Māori population will increase to 20% of the population by 2038. In whole numbers the Māori population is projected to exceed one million people by 2038.[1]
- Last week the Chair of the Federation of Māori Authorities (FoMA), Traci Houpapa, wrote to members advising them that their Chief Executive, Te Horipo Karaitiana had left recently, and that the organisation is currently facing challenging financial issues. The financial situation is said to have arisen due to unscheduled work relating to Crown Forestry Rental Trust governance issues, and the review of Te Ture Whenua Māori. In follow-up media reports, Ms Houpapa has now advised key member organisations have subsequently agreed to a three-year development programme, to ensure FoMA can continue to provide its core membership services.
- In March a University of Auckland study relating to Māori home ownership rates was published in the online publication PLOS one. The study entitled, Looking Māori Predicts Decreased Rates of Home Ownership: Institutional Racism in Housing Based on Perceived Appearance suggests the home lending industry in New Zealand may have a bias against stereotypical looking Māori. The research article can be viewed here:http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118540