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Te ao Māori

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundational document for government in NZ and it remains central to current politics. Te reo Māori is more widely heard in public and taught in schools, tikanga Māori is being recognised by the legal system, and many historical Tiriti claims have been settled. But political struggle continues, as recent debates over co-governance show. For parties on the left, co-governance represents the next step in honouring the commitments made under te Tiriti, while some parties on the right say it is a threat to democracy.

Te ao Māori

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundational document for government in NZ and it remains central to current politics. Te reo Māori is more widely heard in public and taught in schools, tikanga Māori is being recognised by the legal system, and many historical Tiriti claims have been settled. But political struggle continues, as recent debates over co-governance show. For parties on the left, co-governance represents the next step in honouring the commitments made under te Tiriti, while some parties on the right say it is a threat to democracy.

Key policiesLand and resourcesTe Tiriti o Waitangi and governanceTe reo Māori and cultureWellbeing and services

  • Remove Te Mana o te Wai from freshwater resource consenting

  • Develop credit system to encourage conservation on private land

    Investigate a fast-track process for recognition of Māori landmarks and street names

    Create a process for community-led rāhui

    Support Māori to better access funds to install sustainable infrastructure on marae and papakainga

    Introduce a papakainga planning standard

    Invest in the growth of the Māori food and fibre export sector

    Support indigenous tourism opportunities

    Continue to support Jobs for Nature projects

    Protect Māori commercial and customary fishing rights

    Support iwi and hapū-led solutions to protect sites affected by sea level rises

    Consider a fund for Māori climate change researchers and scientists

    Continue supporting progressive home ownership funds for Māori

  • Remove regulatory barriers to allow Māori to build on their own land

    Establish an inquiry into land dispossession due to breaches of Te Tiriti

    Allow the Waitangi Tribunal to make non-binding recommendations regarding private land

    Prevent Māori land from being forcibly taken under the Public Works Act

    Abolish perpetual leases on Māori land

    Ensure climate adaptation planning affirms tino rangatiratanga

    Reform the Reserves Act to incorporate te Tiriti o Waitangi

    Ensure resource management or local government system changes uphold tino rangatiratanga

    Create a national food strategy

    Support indigenous agricultural practices

    Increase funding for indigenous forests

    Uphold Treaty rights in relation to indigenous forests on public land

    Implement Te Mana o te Wai for water management

    Increase funding to protect natural wetlands

    Work with unions, employers and Māori to transition to a low emissions economy

    Prioritise the Māori economy in developing low-emissions jobs

    Integrate mātauranga Māori concepts into decision making around natural resource use

    Facilitate the return of wrongfully alienated land to tangata whenua

    Increase funding for Māori to build on their own land

    Establish an ocean commission to provide advice and set targets for marine systems

    Create a fund for developing mātauranga and tikanga-based ocean management tools

    Expand marine protected areas to cover 30 percent of NZ's oceans

  • Expand water supply exemption to include suppliers of fewer than 30 users

    Remove Te Mana o te Wai from freshwater resource consenting

  • Return conservation land to whānau, hapū and iwi

    Fund Māori farmers to transition from emissions-intensive farming

    Fund Māori owned community energy projects

    Acknowledge Māori rights over fresh water

    Ensure that water rights are allocated fairly

    Develop a national Māori strategy for renewable energy and clean technology

    Phase out industrial coal burning by 2030

    Establish climate change adaptation plans with whānau, hapū and iwi

    Oppose research or commercialisation of indigenous plants without whānau, hapū and iwi consent

    Oppose genetically engineered food

    Increase intellectual property protections for indigenous seeds

    Establish entity to enforce Māori rights and access to food

    Create a contestable fund to support community food production and distribution

    Set aside more urban and rural land for farming

    Provide scholarships for young people to study food science, marine biology or agriculture

    Fund regenerative and organic farming training

    Support the creation of Māori supermarket chains

    Support people selling home grown food at the community level

    Build 2000 houses on Māori land over two years

    Ban freehold land sales to foreign investors

Key policiesLand and resourcesTe Tiriti o Waitangi and governanceTe reo Māori and cultureWellbeing and services

  • Remove Te Mana o te Wai from freshwater resource consenting

  • Develop credit system to encourage conservation on private land

    Investigate a fast-track process for recognition of Māori landmarks and street names

    Create a process for community-led rāhui

    Support Māori to better access funds to install sustainable infrastructure on marae and papakainga

    Introduce a papakainga planning standard

    Invest in the growth of the Māori food and fibre export sector

    Support indigenous tourism opportunities

    Continue to support Jobs for Nature projects

    Protect Māori commercial and customary fishing rights

    Support iwi and hapū-led solutions to protect sites affected by sea level rises

    Consider a fund for Māori climate change researchers and scientists

    Continue supporting progressive home ownership funds for Māori

  • Remove regulatory barriers to allow Māori to build on their own land

    Establish an inquiry into land dispossession due to breaches of Te Tiriti

    Allow the Waitangi Tribunal to make non-binding recommendations regarding private land

    Prevent Māori land from being forcibly taken under the Public Works Act

    Abolish perpetual leases on Māori land

    Ensure climate adaptation planning affirms tino rangatiratanga

    Reform the Reserves Act to incorporate te Tiriti o Waitangi

    Ensure resource management or local government system changes uphold tino rangatiratanga

    Create a national food strategy

    Support indigenous agricultural practices

    Increase funding for indigenous forests

    Uphold Treaty rights in relation to indigenous forests on public land

    Implement Te Mana o te Wai for water management

    Increase funding to protect natural wetlands

    Work with unions, employers and Māori to transition to a low emissions economy

    Prioritise the Māori economy in developing low-emissions jobs

    Integrate mātauranga Māori concepts into decision making around natural resource use

    Facilitate the return of wrongfully alienated land to tangata whenua

    Increase funding for Māori to build on their own land

    Establish an ocean commission to provide advice and set targets for marine systems

    Create a fund for developing mātauranga and tikanga-based ocean management tools

    Expand marine protected areas to cover 30 percent of NZ's oceans

  • Expand water supply exemption to include suppliers of fewer than 30 users

    Remove Te Mana o te Wai from freshwater resource consenting

  • Return conservation land to whānau, hapū and iwi

    Fund Māori farmers to transition from emissions-intensive farming

    Fund Māori owned community energy projects

    Acknowledge Māori rights over fresh water

    Ensure that water rights are allocated fairly

    Develop a national Māori strategy for renewable energy and clean technology

    Phase out industrial coal burning by 2030

    Establish climate change adaptation plans with whānau, hapū and iwi

    Oppose research or commercialisation of indigenous plants without whānau, hapū and iwi consent

    Oppose genetically engineered food

    Increase intellectual property protections for indigenous seeds

    Establish entity to enforce Māori rights and access to food

    Create a contestable fund to support community food production and distribution

    Set aside more urban and rural land for farming

    Provide scholarships for young people to study food science, marine biology or agriculture

    Fund regenerative and organic farming training

    Support the creation of Māori supermarket chains

    Support people selling home grown food at the community level

    Build 2000 houses on Māori land over two years

    Ban freehold land sales to foreign investors

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