The news was well-received by Ngāi Tahu representatives in the deep south, even though it comes with a caveat. Because of government legislation, the new appointees can only be involved at committee level and are not allowed to vote at full council. Waihōpai Rūnaka representative Michael Skerrett said the seats were a good start, but hoped it would not take another century and a half for the rules to change around that. “Rightfully, we should have mana whenua places [voting on full] council. In time, I think it will [happen],” Skerrett said. “I’m not talking about taking over the place, but that’s a promise of the Treaty. There’s a reasonable expectation that tāngata whenua of the area, they’re the Treaty partner. To me, it’s just a matter of honesty, keeping your promises.”
Press Release – New Zealand Government Budget 2021 shows the Governments commitment to tackling the long-term challenge of Mori reoffending while putting the focus on the wellbeing of whnau, with the launch of Whine Mori Pathways at Christchurch Womens Prison, Corrections Minister …
Budget 2021 shows the Government’s commitment to tackling the long-term challenge of Māori reoffending while putting the focus on the wellbeing of whānau, with the launch of Wāhine
Māori Pathways at Christchurch Women’s Prison, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said today.
The Wāhine Māori Pathways are a series of initiatives designed in partnership with Māori to build better outcomes for women in Christchurch Women’s Prison.
Māori Pathways at
Christchurch Women’s Prison, Corrections Minister Kelvin
Davis said today.
The Wāhine Māori Pathways are a
series of initiatives designed in partnership with Māori to
build better outcomes for women in Christchurch Women’s
Prison.
“The Wāhine Māori Pathways recognise and
respond to the specific needs of women in the criminal
justice system, and will also improve wellbeing outcomes for
tamariki and whānau alongside the women,” Kelvin Davis
said.
“Our corrections system has largely been
designed and developed to provide for men, however women
have specific needs that require a unique approach and
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Irene and Nikita share how their lives transformed when they embraced their Māori heritage at the launch of a new $10 million Government initiative designed to break the cycle of wāhine reoffending. The Wāhine Māori Pathways programme was designed in partnership with Māori to build better outcomes for women in prison, and putting the focus on the wellbeing of whānau. The initiative would be available to women serving sentences in jail or in the community, with priority for those who identify as Māori or have a connection though their children or whānau.
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The government will be canvassing views of Māori medical experts, iwi and providers across the country in the coming months about what services the Māori authority should fund, how much money it will have, and who will be represented on the Iwi-Māori partnership boards, which will operate on a local level.
Māori medical professionals and health advocates are midly optimistic the authority will have power.
Ōtākou Health Limited, Ngāi Tahu health provider in Dunedin, has backed the reforms and its chair Donna Matahaere-Atariki said it had been a long time coming because Māori had been completely underserved for far too long .