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Ministry of Education

The refreshed Ka Hikitia and Tau Mai Te Reo strategies have been released. Ka Hikitia is the Māori Education Strategy and Tau Mai Te Reo is the Māori Language in Education Strategy. They set out the strategic direction for Māori education and Māori language in education respectively and the actions that need to be taken across the Ministry, education agencies and the sector.

Ministry of Health

Mental health and addictions charities and community groups get a share of $200K to support people through impacts of COVID-19. $200,000 in funding has been allocated to 16 charities and community groups, to help support people living with mental health and addictions challenges who have been impacted by COVID-19.

NZ Government

The plan to respond to new COVID-19 cases in the community has been released. The Government has unveiled a “Stamp it Out” plan for responding to new cases of COVID-19 in the community. Although ongoing elimination will remain the Government’s strategy for dealing with COVID-19 to keep New Zealanders safe and support New Zealand’s continued economic recovery, new cases in the community are a realistic possibility given that the global situation has deteriorated significantly.

NZ Government

A new approach to prevent family harm that encourages greater collaboration across government and community groups is being celebrated at the opening of a new facility in Auckland.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently opened the Multi-Disciplinary Family Harm Prevention Hub Te Taanga Manawa in Lambie Road in Manukau. The facility houses representatives of 13 agencies from central government, Maori and the community sector who are tackling the causes and impacts of family harm.

Ministry of Education

Applications are now open for the second round of the Creatives in Schools programme, which partners professional artists and creative practitioners with teachers and kaiako to foster new learning experiences for students and ākonga of all ages. The programme will fund up to 110 projects running for 8 to 20 weeks during 2021.

Schools can apply for funding, or parents/caregivers & community members who are creatives can contact the Ministry to partner schools.

NZ Government

Government strengthens managed isolation system: a range of improvements are already underway to address issues identified in the rapid review of the Managed Isolation and Quarantine system released today, Housing Minister Megan Woods said.

The review was commissioned just over a week ago to identify and understand current and emerging risks to ensure the end-to-end Managed Isolation and Quarantine process is robust.

NZ Police

Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Police officer in Massey have charged a man with Murder.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple serious offences including Murder, Attempted Murder and Dangerous Driving Causing Injury.

Ministry of Education

New roles to promote the wellbeing of learners. Funding for up to 40 Curriculum Leads, who will work directly with schools, kura, early learning services and kōhanga reo to support the teaching of mental health and healthy relationships and promote the wellbeing of learners, was announced by Associate Minister of Education Tracey Martin.

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Water Safety NZ

$60.5m has been allocated over the next four years to ensure New Zealand’s frontline rescue services, carried out by Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) and Coastguard New Zealand (CGNZ) are secured.