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The Crown incurs expenditure via the Te Puni Kōkiri departmental appropriation under the output class “Services to the Māori Trustee”. There is an expectation that this expenditure will be repaid by the Māori Trustee to the Crown at some future date. However, Cabinet have agreed that the accumulated debt will be written off on passing of the Māori Trustee Amendment Act 2009, effective 1 July 2009. A 100% provision against the Māori Trustee’s debt is shown to reflect that the accumulated debt will be written off during 2009/10.
Te Puni Kōkiri holds a number of Crown land blocks which are intended for disposal. The land blocks held for sale are revalued annually while the others are held at cost. Independent valuations were done by Veitch Morison Valuers Ltd, Garton and Associates, E.I. Clissold and QV Valuations between 26 May 2009 and 8 July 2009.
Promotion of Māori language and Māori culture through television broadcasting by Te Māngai Pāho.
Promotion of Māori language and Māori culture through radio broadcasting by Te Māngai Pāho.
Purchase of administration services from Te Māngai Pāho to meet its statutory functions and deliver on the Government's Māori broadcasting policy.
Purchase of initiatives to revitalise and develop the Māori language in New Zealand. This includes outputs from Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) and involves the promotion of the Māori language in New Zealand.
Ongoing administration costs of the Māori Television channel for the Māori Television Service.
Classified as three Non-Departmental Output Expenses; Whakamana (leadership), Matauranga (knowledge/skills) and Rawa (resources). The Māori Potential Funds provide funding to accelerate Māori development through directly investing in community programmes and activities and are a direct link to the three strategic investment areas which were identified through the Māori Potential Approach.
Contribution towards the establishment of a national Māori registration service, which will assist in linking Māori with their tribes and tribal groups and compiling comprehensive and accurate registers of their members.
This is limited to the erection of the Mataatua Whare at Whakatane, and the establishment of related facilities to support cultural tourism and development opportunities.
This reflects administration funding for the Māori Women's Development Fund.
Rural Lending represents the remaining nominal value of the former Rural Loans Portfolio of the Department of Māori Affairs and Iwi Transition Agency programmes.
The only new advances being made under these provisions are those necessary to complete compensation obligations to lessees where compensation is payable in terms of leases issued under the provisions of Part XXIV of the Māori Affairs Act 1953 and now administered by Te Puni Kōkiri under Part II of the Māori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989.
Accounts receivables/prepayments balance in 2008/09 is due to timing of the first quarterly payments to the Crown entities which had to be classified as prepayments.
Crown owned stations were part of the old Maori Land Development programme which managed and operated the remaining Land Development schemes that was administered under Part 2 of the Maori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989.
The land blocks, as intended were being returned to the original owners with debts that could be serviced from on-going farming activities. Rawhiti station was one of the Crown owned stations in this scheme. This station was formally transferred to Office of Treaty Settlement in December 1997 for a total price which was less than the book value. The loss on sale of $179,000 was not appropriated and written off, but has since been treated as an asset of Te Puni Kōkiri, with a corresponding provision for full write-off. The net realisable value of this asset is nil.
Refer to “The Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the year ending 30 June 2009” for an explanation of significant budget changes between the 2008 Main Estimates and 2008/09 Supplementary Estimates for Vote Māori Affairs (B.7 – Pages 170 to 172).
The following notes explain significant variances between the Main Estimates and Actuals for Non-Departmental Expenditure.
Provision for Māori Trustee Debt: The increase relates to additional funding for transition activities of the Māori Trustee to implement the work programme required in 2008/09 and outyears, including the establishment of a new stand-alone Māori Trustee entity.
Wharewaka – Waterfront Development: In Budget 2008, one-off funding of $7.0 million was appropriated in 2008/09 to support the construction of a Wharewaka complex on the Wellington Waterfront (Taranaki Street wharf and lagoon). As the appropriate governance arrangements were not formalised by 30 June 2009, no payments were done in 2008/09. An in principle expense transfer into 2009/10 of up to $7.0 million has been approved.
Sir Robert Mahuta Endowment Fund: This is a new appropriation for one-off funding for the Waikato Endowed Colleges to support the vision of Sir Robert Mahuta for it to be an educational centre providing leadership, innovation, research and scholarship in indigenous development and practices; and in particular to support the College’s special focus on the Waikato River.
Rural Lending: The variance is due to a decrease in the number of advances being made to landowners.
In addition to the above, the Minister of Māori Affairs receives administration services in respect of the following Crown Entities:
The investment in these entities is recorded within the Financial Statements of the Government on a line by line basis. No disclosure is made in this schedule.
Please refer to the Annual Reports at the following websites: Te Māngai Pāho at www.tmp.govt.nz Māori Television Service at www.Māoritelevision.com and Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori at www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz for information on their financial performance and position.
