pn815. Māori Covid rates a matter of concern: Poor Te Tiriti-centred policies. Now typically over half of daily new cases

Dr Rawiri Taonui

Sunday's article in Te Ao Māori News provides information on Māori Covid rates and disparities between Māori and Pākehā. Dr Rawiti Taoniu predicts 6,000 Māori cases by Christmas.  Here are some of the facts:

Māori are the highest daily cases for 42 consecutive days. There was a new record of 121 Māori cases today. Māori cases are rising both in number as a percentage of all cases.

The three highest number of daily Māori cases have come in the last three days. Friday - 108 Māori cases or 53.7% of 201 new cases; Saturday - 103 or 58.9% of 175 new cases; and Sunday - 121 or 58.5% of 207 new cases.

This is the first-time new Māori cases have been over 50% of all new cases for three days in a row.

At the current 7-day rate of 91.9 new Māori cases per day, there will be 6,000 Māori cases by Christmas.

pn614. Child Commissioner urges urgent transfer of power to Maori

 Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is calling for an urgent and significant transformation of Oranga Tamariki - and is telling the Government to commit to a transfer of power to Māori.

See also for the report and on Judge Andrew Becroft  and Commission staff

Five Maori Leaders on Health, Education, the Maori Economy, Justice and the Maori Crown Partnership

Stuff invited five Māori leaders at the coalface of Māori issues, who didn't get an invitation to speak at Waitangi, to share their perspectives.

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All  agree treaty settlements should be used for economic development and not to fix Māori social issues. Instead, Māori need to develop their own solutions in partnership with the Crown. 
This article by Carmen Parahi  (carmen.parahi@stuff.co.nz).

The leaders are Dr David Tipene-Leach on Health, School Principal Myles Ferris on Education, Trust asset chair Kate Paul on the Maori Economy, Sir Kim Workman on Justice, and  criminal lawyer and academic Khylee Quince on Maori and Crown Partnership.