To enable people with low literacy levels to negotiate and fully participate in their own health journey, a health literacy initiative is being introduced in South Canterbury.
How does the government Budget work and what does that mean for you?
Māori housing is one of the big winners in the Budget, with the Government allocating with $380 million of the $1 billion-plus spending for Māori on building 1000 new warm, dry homes. Recognising that Māori “were far less likely to own their own home,” Finance Minister Grant Robertson said on Thursday it was the government s responsibility to address this “inequity”. The housing spend was in addition to $350m ring-fenced for Māori from the government s Housing Acceleration Fund, aimed at supporting Māori and iwi providers to build homes for whānau.
Hon Kelvin Davis
$380 million delivering about 1,000 new homes for Māori including papakāinga housing, repairs to about 700 Māori-owned homes and expanding support services.
$242.8 million for Māori health initiatives, including setting up the new Māori Health Authority.
$150 million in Māori Education to support Māori boarding schools and lift kōhanga reo teachers’ pay.
$42 million to build a sustainable Māori media sector and invest in programme content.
$15 million for Māori tourism.
$14.8 million for the implementation of the Māori language strategy.
Investing in the wellbeing of Māori will drive both our economic and social recovery from the effects of COVID-19.
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$242.8 million for Māori health initiatives, including
setting up the new Māori Health Authority.
· $150
million in Māori Education to support Māori boarding
schools and lift kōhanga reo teachers’ pay.
· $42
million to build a sustainable Māori media sector and
invest in programme content.
· $15 million for Māori
tourism.
· $14.8 million for the implementation of
the Māori language strategy.
Investing in the
wellbeing of Māori will drive both our economic and social
recovery from the effects of COVID-19.
This year’s
Māori Budget package invests in the right areas to help our
economic recovery plan, while ensuring we deliver on the
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Budget 2021 has seen a significant amount of money allocated for Māori, with the total in excess of $1 billion.
Your playlist will load after this ad Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said that previous Labour Governments had taken a universal approach, particularly in housing. Source: 1 NEWS
By Te Karere s Isobel Prasad
The investment will go to sectors such as housing, health and education.
Of that, $380 million will go towards delivering new homes for Māori, while $242.8 million has been allocated to Māori health and $150 million to Māori education.
The Māori media sector will also see a boost in funding, with $42 million allocated for building and investing in the media sector and programme content.