Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 2, 2018 17:59:17 GMT 12
RECORD HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATES AMONG MĀORI
Employment rates among Māori are the highest they've ever been, according to new statistics from Stats NZ.
Overall, 94,000 more New Zealanders were in employment in the June 2018 quarter compared to June 2017.
Minister for Employment Willie Jackson says the gap between employment among Māori and the general population is closing.
"In fact, all data for Māori is positive, with Māori unemployment and the number of Māori NEETs ['Not in Education, Employment, or Training'] falling in the June quarter.”
The rate of young people not in employment has also dropped.
"Our rate of young people aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training fell from 12.4 percent to 10.9 percent in the June quarter,” says Jackson......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/record-high-employment-rates-among-maori
NATIONAL RESEARCH CHARTER FOR AOTEAROA BEING DEVELOPED
A working group has been formed, with support from research funding agencies, bodies representing different types of research organisations and Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Hay said other countries have developed a charter, such as Australia and the United Kingdom, but rather than simply adopting one of those, it is important that New Zealand develops its own charter to include elements specific to the context of Aotearoa, such as setting out how researchers should meet their responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi. The charter will, however, be benchmarked to contemporary international good practice.........
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1808/S00007/national-research-charter-for-aotearoa-being-developed.htm
Employment rates among Māori are the highest they've ever been, according to new statistics from Stats NZ.
Overall, 94,000 more New Zealanders were in employment in the June 2018 quarter compared to June 2017.
Minister for Employment Willie Jackson says the gap between employment among Māori and the general population is closing.
"In fact, all data for Māori is positive, with Māori unemployment and the number of Māori NEETs ['Not in Education, Employment, or Training'] falling in the June quarter.”
The rate of young people not in employment has also dropped.
"Our rate of young people aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training fell from 12.4 percent to 10.9 percent in the June quarter,” says Jackson......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/record-high-employment-rates-among-maori
NATIONAL RESEARCH CHARTER FOR AOTEAROA BEING DEVELOPED
A working group has been formed, with support from research funding agencies, bodies representing different types of research organisations and Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Hay said other countries have developed a charter, such as Australia and the United Kingdom, but rather than simply adopting one of those, it is important that New Zealand develops its own charter to include elements specific to the context of Aotearoa, such as setting out how researchers should meet their responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi. The charter will, however, be benchmarked to contemporary international good practice.........
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1808/S00007/national-research-charter-for-aotearoa-being-developed.htm