On Tuesday the Minister of Health, Dr Ayesha Verrall, and the Associate Minister of Health (Māori), Peeni Henare, announced that rongoā practitioners along with small-scale
This week, the Ministry for Women published the 2022 Stocktake of Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Diversity on public sector boards and committees. This annual
This week we have reviewed an audit report by the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) which looked at four public sector initiatives designed to improve
Last Friday Minister Henare released a very positive media release on how the Government’s Budget is supporting improved Māori health outcomes. For example he writes,
The Government has established a panel of experts to advise on the incoming Severe Weather Emergency Recovery legislation. The panel of twelve includes a number
Contextual Matters: Yesterday the Government released its 2023/2024 Budget. This is their finalised spending plan for 1 July this year to 30 June 2024, plus
Last Friday evening Elizabeth Kerekere announced that she was resigning as a member of the Green Party, to become an independent Member of Parliament until
In late March the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 3) was introduced and read for a first time in Parliament, before being referred on
The Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Bill was read a first time in Parliament this week. The intention of this bill is to ensure
We have reviewed two reports released by the Human Rights Commission focused on addressing racism. One report, called, Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama,
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