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Research Snippets: The 2024 stocktake of gender and ethnic diversity on public sector boards and committees has been released (this is an annual report). It

Last month the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment announced the 2025 recipients of the Vision Mātauranga Capability Funding. The 16 successful bids, collectively totalling

Other News and Parliamentary Matters The Parliamentary Privileges Committee has recommended that Parliament vote to suspend Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi (Te Pāti Māori co-leaders)

Waikato Tainui has entered into a partnership with international investment firm Brookfield, to further develop the Ruakura ‘Superhub’. (This is an inland container port, linked

Research Snippet: The Ministry of Health has released its Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Health, which was written in January for Minister Simeon Brown.

Parliament is in recess this week, and with many key politicians off-shore it’s a quiet week. The Act Party is seeking candidates to stand in

Whānau Ora Commissioning This week a leading Māori news item has centred on the re-contracting process for Whānau Ora services. The media reports are that

Resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal Richard Prebble has put out a media article announcing his resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal (which is a first for

General Items: Salient Māori News Items: Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025 became law on 1 February. This

Submissions on the Principles of Treaty of Waitangi Bill: In 2013 Ms Miley Cyrus famously ‘broke the internet’ – with her ‘Wrecking Ball’ song and