Here’s what our Ministers have been up to since Friday (at least, here’s what they have proclaimed, announced or disclosed in press statements).
It looks like Labour’s Māori Caucus has notched up another policy success. One of the two press statements – posted this morning – relates to the legislation that establishes a Matariki public holiday. (The other statement deals with a further Māori housing development).
The Matariki bill was passed in Parliament last Thursday. At first blush, it seems Kiri Allan, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, needed a few days to think about what the new law will do. But she emailed the same statement to Point of Order on April 7. Someone (it seems) was tardy about posting the statement on The Beehive website..
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11 APRIL 2022
Matariki public holiday to play starring role
In just over two months Aotearoa New Zealand will, for the first time, officially commemorate Matariki with a public holiday.
9 APRIL 2022
Government funding supports iwi-led affordable housing on whenua Māori
Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing) Peeni Henare this morning joined partners Toitū Tairāwhiti to open a newly built home for a whānau of 10 at Te Karaka, the fourth of twenty five homes to be delivered in the Tairāwhiti region as part of the Government’s MAIHI Partnerships Programme.
Point of Order 
Get the pagans out. Matariki involves ancestor worship and ancient demonic spirits. Playing along will have a high cost.
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what are we going to celebrate? please tell me?? from Trevor.
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