See also...Resources for engaging with Māori
Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) is the Crown’s principal adviser on Crown-Māori relationships. Te Puni Kōkiri guides Māori public policy by advising Government on policy affecting Māori wellbeing and development.
June 2008
Local Government Commission background paper is a 'think-piece' which outlines information and considerations relating to local authority engagement with Māori.
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
This link provides information about the Local Government New Zealand project to build stronger relationships between councils and iwi, hapu and Māori groups, to support community wellbeing. The project aims to develop a number of resources, including case studies about Council-Māori engagement.
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
Good Practice Participate - Working with Māori
Any credible engagement with Māori will be based on relationships of trust and reciprocity. This is a short, practical guide to assist officials in their engagements with Māori.
Whaitiaki Māori Outcomes Plan (pdf 3.20mb)
The Māori community in Papakura established Whaitiaki to addresses Māori needs in relation to the Papakura District Council’s long-term council community plan. The Whaitiaki Māori Outcomes Plan identifies outcomes for the Māori community in Papakura and how they can be achieved. Whaitiaki’s work is recognised as an exemplar model for engagement with Māori.
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
Manukau City Council Treaty of Waitangi Toolbox
This Treaty toolbox was designed as a practical working guide for Manukau City Council staff, an example of how one major organisation works with the Treaty in the workplace today.
January 2008
The findings of focus group research on Māori knowledge, experiences and perspectives of local government, intended to assist local authorities in their efforts to improve their engagement with Māori.
LG KnowHow Seminar Workshops – Māori Provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 (pdf 120kb)
December 2003
These documents are in pdf format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site.
Evaluation for Māori - Guidelines for Government Agencies
1999
Guidelines developed by Te Puni Kokiri to assist agencies undertaking evaluations to collect quality information about Māori.
