Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 29, 2017 17:47:29 GMT 12
MORE FUNDING NEEDED FOR WHĀNAU
Te Pou Matakana chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait is pleased more funding has been set aside for Whānau Ora but added extra money is needed to make real generational changes for whānau.
Raukawa-Tait said Te Pou Matakana is already providing innovative Māori-led solutions to uplift whānau and identified Whānau Direct and Collective Impact as two programmes delivering positive outcomes.
Yesterday Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell announced $76 million – an extra $10m over the next four years – has been ear marked for Whānau Ora, from a total 2017-2018 budget pool of $80.5 billion.
Te Puni Kōkiri – the Government Ministry who administers Whānau Ora – receives 0.65% of the total budget across Health, Education, Social and Justice. Whānau Ora receives just 0.16% of that budget.
Merepeka acknowledged Prime Minister Bill English’s continued financial support of Whānau Ora, but said this was a drop in the ocean.....
community.scoop.co.nz/2017/05/more-funding-needed-for-whanau/
Te Pou Matakana chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait is pleased more funding has been set aside for Whānau Ora but added extra money is needed to make real generational changes for whānau.
Raukawa-Tait said Te Pou Matakana is already providing innovative Māori-led solutions to uplift whānau and identified Whānau Direct and Collective Impact as two programmes delivering positive outcomes.
Yesterday Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell announced $76 million – an extra $10m over the next four years – has been ear marked for Whānau Ora, from a total 2017-2018 budget pool of $80.5 billion.
Te Puni Kōkiri – the Government Ministry who administers Whānau Ora – receives 0.65% of the total budget across Health, Education, Social and Justice. Whānau Ora receives just 0.16% of that budget.
Merepeka acknowledged Prime Minister Bill English’s continued financial support of Whānau Ora, but said this was a drop in the ocean.....
community.scoop.co.nz/2017/05/more-funding-needed-for-whanau/
