Māori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
The National Party has been piling on the pressure, saying the [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/441575/government-plans-may-lead-to-maori-systems-for-education-justice-collins the government is creating a separatist system, and the Authority is just one of many ways they re giving more governing power to Māori.
They vehemently oppose the Authority s joint-decision making powers, which allow it to veto the sign-off of policy put forward by the wider national body, Health NZ.
Minister of Health Andrew Little said that might extend the policy-making and decision-making out by a small margin but it won t stop reaching agreement.
Concerns about the
He Puapua report - on how to better uphold indigenous rights - are being dismissed by Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson.
Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson.
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He Puapua, which he says will go to Cabinet soon.
He Puapua was handed to former minister for Māori development Nanaia Mahuta in 2019 and suggests the establishment of a separate Māori parliament or upper house and a separate court. The government has never released the full report publicly and, because it has never been to Cabinet, it has not agreed a position on it.
Matua and Whaea: Clive School allows teachers to be referred to by te reo teaching titles after review
19 Apr, 2021 03:09 AM
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Teachers can now be referred to as matua and whaea at Clive School. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
The matua and whaea debate appears to have been settled. A Hawke s Bay school where two student teachers left after alleging they were not allowed to be referred to by pupils as matua and whaea says all teachers at the school will now be welcome to choose to use them as teaching titles.
A Clive School Board of Trustees spokeswoman confirmed today that the school had made made the changes after a review started by the incident.
Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare.
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Any donation of more than $30,000 must be declared to the commission within 10 working days of it being received.
The National Urban Māori Authority (NUMA) is a registered charity which provides advocacy for four urban Māori authorities: Te Kohao Health in Kirikiriroa, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust in West Auckland, Te Roopu Awhina ki Porirua and Manukau Urban Māori Authority.
Those organisations run health and social services which are funded, in part, by the North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.
The Ministry of Māori Development said no money from Whānau Ora was given directly to NUMA.