State Apology for Abuse in Care: On Tuesday the Prime Minister, Chris Luxon, delivered an apology for abuse in ‘care’ on behalf of current and
Employment Sector Update: Last week we summarised new data released relating to benefit usage from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), and labour market engagement
In the last quarter we advised on the Government’s proposal to repeal Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. (I.e. the Treaty clauses within the
Also this week – with impeccably poor political nous and timing – the Minister for Children, Karen Chhour, launched a ‘Military Style Academy Pilot’ (aka
On Wednesday the final report from The Royal Commission of Inquiry regarding the abuse of children in state and faith-based care between 1950 and 1999
This briefing is for Ministers / people focused on improving Māori wellbeing. It draws on published evidential data from across the public sector. The Māori
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has released benefit factsheets to 31 December 2023. We’ve collated information from across these excel sheets and as the
Each year from late October onwards Government entities release their annual reports for the previous year (in this case to the year ending 30 June
Last weekend Marama Davidson made a media comment that “I am the violence minister and I know who causes violence in the world, it is
We have also reviewed The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation Report. This annualised report from this faith-based group brings together twenty-five measures from existing
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