All Māori people want to have good health, be well educated, live in a healthy environment, have adequate housing, have access to meaningful employment, feel secure, and have the knowledge and capacity to participate fully in society. Government supports Māori to achieve these outcomes through a broad range of policies, programmes and services.
Te Puni Kōkiri’s overall approach is underpinned by a focus on realising Māori potential. Consistent with this, we will soon be reporting on a range of measures which together will provide a snapshot, and trends over time, of the state and progress of the realisation of Māori potential.
Typically, the approach to reporting on Māori quality of life has focused on the position of Māori compared to wider New Zealand. In 2007 the Ministry of Social Development released its Social Report. This report confirmed that outcomes for Māori had improved across 13 of the 15 indicators most directly connected to the quality of life for Māori. These findings are consistent with the Quality of Life indicators report recently prepared by Te Puni Kōkiri.
Quality of Life Indicators for Māori Discussion Document. 2007. [PDF 644KB]Social Report 2007 - Indicators of social wellbeing in New Zealand Ministry of Social Development website providing information on the social health and wellbeing of New Zealand society. Indicators are used to measure levels of wellbeing, to monitor trends over time, and to make comparisons with other countries.
Te Puni Kōkiri’s strategic direction in support of Māori succeeding as Māori recognises that it has a primary role in leading and influencing policy advice to assist government to achieve positive outcomes for Māori. Key to this policy advice role is working in partnership with other agencies to influence Māori social outcomes that are primarily the responsibility of the other agencies.
Under Section 5 (1) of the Ministry of Māori Development Act 1991 Te Puni Kōkiri has particular responsibilities in the social policy area around promoting increases in the levels of achievement attained by Māori with respect to education, training and employment, economic resource development and health. These are important areas of focus to the overall wellbeing of Māori.
Te Puni Kōkiri works closely with a wide range of agencies to lead and influence positive outcomes for Māori people. These agencies include: The Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, Housing New Zealand Corporation, the Department of Building and Housing, the Ministry of Justice, the Tertiary Education Commission, the Department of Labour, the Education Review Office and others.
The focus of our current work areas to promote and achieve enhanced levels of Māori Wellbeing are:
Fact Sheet - Māori Graduates. 2007Alternative education: effectiveness audit. 2004.
Ka Hikitia - Managing for Success Ministry of Education website about the five year Māori education strategy 2008-2012.
Schools Plus Schools Plus is the policy being developed to achieve the government’s goal that all young people are in education, skills, or structured learning, relevant to their needs and abilities, until the age of 18.
Fact Sheet - Māori Self-Employment by Region. 2007.Fact Sheet - Income for Māori Self-Employment. 2007.
He Korowai Oranga He Korowai Oranga: Māori Health Strategy sets the direction for Māori health development in the health and disability sector for the next five to 10 years.
Whakatātaka Whakatātaka: Māori Health Action Plan 2006-2011 outlines what the Government will do to implement the strategy by setting objectives for Māori health over the next five years.
Fact Sheet - Helping Families. 2007.
Fact Sheet - Māori Youth. 2006.
Last modified: 22/04/2008