Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 31, 2019 5:57:31 GMT 12
A WELL-MEANING BUDGET 2019 OFFERS ALMOST HALF A BILLION FOR MĀORI
At a glance: $480mil in targeted spending on Māori (including $398mil in ‘whānau wellbeing’ and $82mil in Māori/Crown relations and Treaty settlements).
Whānau Ora: $81mil (operating)
The Wellbeing Budget commits $80 million over four years to expand the coverage and impact of Whānau Ora in addition to $1mil to research how a whānau-centred approach to primary healthcare can improve health outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.
Supporting te reo Māori and communities: $208mil (operating) $2mil (capital)
Budget 2019 Initiatives include resurrecting Te Kotahitanga, supporting the Māori Housing Network and revitalising marae as centres of community and te reo.
Almost $9.8mil over four years will fund Te Taura Whiri and support an increase in certification for te reo teachers.
Another $4mil will be used to sponsor events that contribute to promoting the status and use of te reo Māori. Te Puni Kōkiri will administer this fund.
$6mil will be invested in the Kāhui investment model run by Te Mātāwai. This investment will be used to support the Maihi Māori programme in the wider Māori community and also for policy and advice for Te Taura Whiri.
The money will be earmarked for eight iwi and Māori language clusters across the country.
Budget 2019 also provides $14mil of additional support for Te Mangai Paho to produce Māori programming and content.
Tackling reoffending – a kaupapa Māori approach: $95mil (operating) $3mil (capital)
The Wellbeing Budget is investing $98mil into a pathway for people to experience a kaupapa Māori and whānau-centred approach for all of their time with Corrections, from pre-sentence to reintegration and transition in their community.
The initiative includes $35mil of operating funding over four years to apply a Whānau Ora approach and will initially focus on Māori men under 30 years of age.
Unlocking whenua Māori: $56mil
The government says it will invest $56.1mil over four years in “unlocking the unused potential of Māori-owned land” through the implementation of the Whenua Māori Programme.
Improving Māori health outcomes:
These include a pre-budget announcement of $12mil in funding for rheumatic fever programmes to reduce the incidence rate among Māori and Pacific peoples and support better management of the illness.
Other targeted funding includes the Māori Health Workforce Development Package, which will receive $10mil operating funds to contribute to improving Māori health outcomes by increasing the Māori health workforce.
Additionally, the Māori Health Innovation Fund to Improve Māori Health Outcomes will receive $4mil to increase the number and range of Māori health providers.
This targeted funding represents a drop in the ocean of health-related funding which will disproportionately affect Māori. These include the record $1.9 mental health package and a multi-year $1.7bil investment in hospitals, mental health and addiction facilities.
Māori/Crown relations and Treaty settlements: $82mil
A range of initiatives related to progressing Treaty settlements, maintaining Landbank properties and fulfilling Treaty obligations will receive operating funding to maintain and improve engagement between Māori and the Crown.
(Note: the figures above do not represent the entirety of Budget 2019 spending on Māori-specific initiatives.).....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/well-meaning-budget-2019-offers-almost-half-billion-maori
At a glance: $480mil in targeted spending on Māori (including $398mil in ‘whānau wellbeing’ and $82mil in Māori/Crown relations and Treaty settlements).
Whānau Ora: $81mil (operating)
The Wellbeing Budget commits $80 million over four years to expand the coverage and impact of Whānau Ora in addition to $1mil to research how a whānau-centred approach to primary healthcare can improve health outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.
Supporting te reo Māori and communities: $208mil (operating) $2mil (capital)
Budget 2019 Initiatives include resurrecting Te Kotahitanga, supporting the Māori Housing Network and revitalising marae as centres of community and te reo.
Almost $9.8mil over four years will fund Te Taura Whiri and support an increase in certification for te reo teachers.
Another $4mil will be used to sponsor events that contribute to promoting the status and use of te reo Māori. Te Puni Kōkiri will administer this fund.
$6mil will be invested in the Kāhui investment model run by Te Mātāwai. This investment will be used to support the Maihi Māori programme in the wider Māori community and also for policy and advice for Te Taura Whiri.
The money will be earmarked for eight iwi and Māori language clusters across the country.
Budget 2019 also provides $14mil of additional support for Te Mangai Paho to produce Māori programming and content.
Tackling reoffending – a kaupapa Māori approach: $95mil (operating) $3mil (capital)
The Wellbeing Budget is investing $98mil into a pathway for people to experience a kaupapa Māori and whānau-centred approach for all of their time with Corrections, from pre-sentence to reintegration and transition in their community.
The initiative includes $35mil of operating funding over four years to apply a Whānau Ora approach and will initially focus on Māori men under 30 years of age.
Unlocking whenua Māori: $56mil
The government says it will invest $56.1mil over four years in “unlocking the unused potential of Māori-owned land” through the implementation of the Whenua Māori Programme.
Improving Māori health outcomes:
These include a pre-budget announcement of $12mil in funding for rheumatic fever programmes to reduce the incidence rate among Māori and Pacific peoples and support better management of the illness.
Other targeted funding includes the Māori Health Workforce Development Package, which will receive $10mil operating funds to contribute to improving Māori health outcomes by increasing the Māori health workforce.
Additionally, the Māori Health Innovation Fund to Improve Māori Health Outcomes will receive $4mil to increase the number and range of Māori health providers.
This targeted funding represents a drop in the ocean of health-related funding which will disproportionately affect Māori. These include the record $1.9 mental health package and a multi-year $1.7bil investment in hospitals, mental health and addiction facilities.
Māori/Crown relations and Treaty settlements: $82mil
A range of initiatives related to progressing Treaty settlements, maintaining Landbank properties and fulfilling Treaty obligations will receive operating funding to maintain and improve engagement between Māori and the Crown.
(Note: the figures above do not represent the entirety of Budget 2019 spending on Māori-specific initiatives.).....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/well-meaning-budget-2019-offers-almost-half-billion-maori