Advice from Kāpuia

On 10 June 2024 Minister Collins responded to Kāpuia on the 24 April letter, final report and 30 May letter. 

On 30 May 2024 Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister to provide comment on the draft Cabinet paper: Concluding the Coordinated Government Response into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques. 

As requested by the Lead Coordination Minister in her 29 February 2024 letter, Kāpuia delivered a letter of advice and final report on 24 April 2024. This report outlined Kāpuia’s advice on further actions required on the Government’s response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Following the formation of the new coalition Government, Kāpuia wrote a letter to the new Lead Coordination Minister advising priorities for the Government's future response.

On the 29^th of February 2024, Minister Collins responded to Kāpuia’s letter about future response priorities.

 Letters on National Security Reforms

On 6 May 2023 Minister Little responded to the letter on national security reforms.

Letters on hate speech, incitement, and hate crime.

On 26 June 2023 Justice Minister Hon Kiri Allan responded to the letter on hate speech, incitement and hate crime.

On 7 February 2023 Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister to draw his attention to some key themes that came from its 2022 discussions with ministers and agencies responsible for implementing the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCOI) recommendations, and to highlight the importance of progressing national security reforms and adequately funding the ongoing response to the RCOI report.

On 28 March, Minister Little responded to Kāpuia.

Following its June hui, Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister providing its assessment of the Government’s progress implementing the 44 recommendations of the RCOI, using a ‘Red/ Amber/Green’ approach. This assessment was based on the information available to Kāpuia at the time, as well as being informed by members’ separate discussions in their communities on the RCOI response more generally. 

*Note the $372 million figure referenced in the letter was subsequently updated to $391 million as more information became available from agencies leading RCOI response initiatives. Please refer to the ‘RCOI Response – Funding as at June 2022 Aide-Memoire’ for more information. Footnotes from New Zealand Police and Ministry for Ethnic Communities provide information available after the aide-memoire was prepared (included on final page of Aide-Memoire).

*Correction: In Attachment A, line 6 of the table referencing the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s investment in the RCOI Response should read:  “RCOI system and coordination, and Kāpuia [R1-3, 6-11, 15-16, 44]

On 2 September Minister Little responded to Kāpuia’s letter.

Following its first hui for the year, Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister in response to his first two letters of 2022. The letter affirms Kāpuia will work with agencies leading RCOI initiatives and especially on those parts of the work programme the Lead Coordination Minister highlighted. Kāpuia also requested an update on the next steps for the Government’s work on hate-motivated and incitement offences.

To mark the third anniversary of the terrorist attack on Masjid an-Nur and the Linwood Islamic Centre, the Lead Coordination Minister Hon. Andrew Little wrote the following letter to Kāpuia. 

Ahead of its first hui for the year, the Lead Coordination Minister wrote to Kāpuia outlining Cabinet’s agreed long-term work programme for the Government’s response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry Report (RCOI). The Minister also identified some areas of the 2022 work programme where Kāpuia’s advice will be important.

The Government agreed long-term work programme referenced in the letter is publicly available here and progress updates can be found here.

Following its fourth meeting on 13 October, Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister on its review of the Government’s longer-term work programme to respond to the Royal Commission of Inquiry report. 

On 18 November, Minister Little responded to Kāpuia.

Following Kāpuia’s final four members joining the roopu, Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister to finalise its draft Terms of Reference and associated Code of Conduct. 

Following its third meeting on 9 September, Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister. The letter especially acknowledged the New Lynn terror attack. Kāpuia again emphasised the importance of more effective government engagement and consultation processes with communities. Kāpuia also sought clarity on the Government's priorities for acting on the Royal Commission of Inquiry's Recommendations and asked for assurance that adequate funding is available to implement the Government response work programme.

On 12 October Minister Little responded to Kāpuia.

Following its second meeting on 28 July, Kāpuia wrote to the Lead Coordination Minister to express concerns about the Government’s current community consultations around social cohesion and incitement of hatred and discrimination, and about government agencies consultations with communities more generally.

On 6 August, the Ministry for Social Development extended its online survey on social cohesion until 10 September this year, this can be found at Social Cohesion Consultation Hub - Citizen Space. On 23 August, Minister Little responded to Kāpuia. 

On 31 August, the Ministry of Justice responded to Kāpuia’s concerns about the consultation on incitement.

On 1 September, the Ministry of Social Development responded to Kāpuia’s concerns about the consultation on social cohesion.

Statement from Kāpuia following its first meeting on Wednesday 30th of June.