Māori Responsiveness
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Auckland Council’s Commitment to Māori
Johnnie Freeland
Paearahi Matua – Te Waka Angamua
 Te Punga – Council’s Māori Responsiveness Framework
 Te Taura – Council’s Māori Strategic Intent
– Key strands
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Auckland Plan
Long-term Plan
Unitary Plan
Local Board Plans
Māori Responsiveness
Framework
The World’s Most Liveable City
Te pai me te whai rawa o Tāmaki
The Abundance and Prosperity of Auckland
Enable
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Effective Māori
Participation in
Democracy
An Empowered
Organisation
Enable Māori
Outcomes
Value Te Ao Māori
Strong Māori
Communities
Fulfill Statutory
Māori Obligations
Enable Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ Treaty of Waitangi
Nga Hapu o Niu Tirini
Crown
Tino Rangatiratanga
Kawanantanga
Oritetanga
ARTICLE 2
ARTICLE 1
ARTICLE 3
Self-determination
Governance
Citizenship
Treaty-based Relationship
LG (Auckland Council) Act 2009
LGA 2002
RMA 1991
Ngä Mana Whenua o
Tämaki Makaurau
Auckland Council
Mataawaka
Mäori Residents & Ratepayers
Enable Māori Outcomes
Māori Specific Activities
Auckland Plan
Te hau o te whenua, Te
hau o te tangata
A Māori identity that is
Auckland’s difference in
the world
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Hononga – Māori communication and engagement initiatives.
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Manaakitanga – Māori capacity building initiatives.
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Kaitiakitanga – Mana whenua guardianship initiatives.
Long- Term Plan
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Whanaungatanga – Whanau well-being initiatives.
Kaitakitanga
Wāhi tapu
Rangātiratanga
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Mana tangata/ōritetanga
Mauri
Mātauranga Māori
Mana Whenua
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Tupuranga – Māori community development initiatives.
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Tōnuitanga – Māori economic development initiatives.
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Rangatiratanga – Strengthening Māori leadership, decision-making
capability and governance relationships with Council.
Fulfil Statutory Māori Obligations
Local Government Act 2002
Resource Management Act 1991
Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009
Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008
Hauraki Marine Park Act 2000
Land Transport Management Act 2003
Reserves Act 1977
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Local Government Ratings Act 2002
Local Electoral Act 2001
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Uri o Hau Settlement Act 2002
Orakei Act 1991
Marine and Coastal (Takutai Moana) Act 2010
Key Legislative Principles
 To consider Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ Treaty of Waitangi (Treaty principles) in
Council decision-making and relationships with Māori.
 Māori participation Council (governing body and local board) decisionmaking processes
 Recognition of Māori cultural values and perspectives (tikanga Māori/
kaitiakitanga)
 Council contribution to Māori capacity
 Councils contribution to Māori well-being as part of the broader four wellbeings (Cultural, Social, Economic and Environmental)
Value Te Ao Māori
 Recognise and provide for holistic Māori world view.
– Tikanga and kawa
– Te Reo Māori
 Māori identity as Auckland’s point of difference in the
world.
 Acknowledging the role and obligations of mana whenua
to manaaki and as kaitiaki.
Effective
Māori Participation
in Democracy
An Empowered
Organisation
Enabling Council’s
contribution to Māori
Well-being
Strong
Māori Communities
Governance Focus
Organisation Focus
Māori Focus
- Strengthening governance
relationships with Māori
- Building organisation capability
and capacity
- Effective communication and
engagement with Māori.
- Enabling Māori participation in
Council decision-making
processes.
- Effective consideration of Māori
needs and issues in policy
thinking.
- Contribution to Māori well-being
- Co-management of natural
resources.
- Improvement of process and
systems
- Building Māori capability and
capacity
TE WAKA ANGAMUA
Our Purpose
Enable Council’s contribution to
Māori Well-being
by driving
Council’s Māori Responsiveness
Key Objectives
– Governance Focus
• To enable effective Māori participation in Council's governance processes.
– Māori Focus
• To contribute to significantly lifting Māori social and economic wellbeing
through the facilitation of cross-organisation Māori outcome programmes.
– Organisation Focus
• To embed Māori responsiveness as a core element of the organisation's
culture, operations and service delivery
– Department Focus
• To develop a high performance team culture that is fleet of foot, agile and
responsive to the aspirations and needs of both Council and Māori.
Cross-organisation Māori outcome
Programmes
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Māori Land Programme
– Papakainga, Marae, Māori Land
Development, Wahi Kainga
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Treaty Settlement Programme
– Council’s response to settlements
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Te Reo Māori Programme
– Policy and integration
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Māori Well-being Programme
– Māori community outcome planning
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Māori Capacity Programme
– Developing Māori capacity
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Policy and Strategy Programme
– Engagement and communication with
Māori
Kaitiakitanga Programme
– Resource Consents and Planning
Waahi Tapu Programme
– Māori sites of significance
Rangatahi Programme
– Māori Youth development
Whanau Haua Programme
– Māori with disibilities
Questions?