Te Tiriti/Treaty Relationship Model

The Taskforce has spearheaded the development of this model over several years. Support was gained for the model at many regional forums and officially adopted at the National Forum held in Wellington in November 2005. In 2006 the 'A New Way of Working' which defines the concepts and provides methods utilised by the Taskforce to implement the model was released.

The Model

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Respect & Inclusiveness

The Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi Relationships Framework is the most effective method of engaging with communities that is respectful and inclusive. The framework has the capacity to acknowledge and work practically with the applications of tikanga Māori on its own terms, It also has the capacity to enable the inclusive operation of cultural difference expressed in terms of collective behaviour and action at a community level and in relationships with government at a local, regional and national level. It does this while maintaining the integrity of the values base of the various cultures within our communities.

Taskforce believes that this approach to relationship development within the Sector is correct because it passes two key tests:

It shows practical respect for the independence of the Sector, and
It enables communities to work in ways that respect Tangata Whenua rights and Tangata Tiriti diversity at a local level.

The framework recognises the special place of Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa and the rights and responsibilities associated with that:

It recognises that Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi was signed between Tangata Whenua and the Crown.
It is accepted that the grievances that Tangata Whenua have suffered as indigenous people of this land need to be addressed structurally and culturally beyond the Treaty settlement process using a different approach to current and future relationship development.
It acknowledges that Tangata Whenua have the right and the responsibility to manaaki all Tangata Tiriti who come to Aotearoa in a manner that expresses tikanga Māori and acknowledges cultural worldview difference.

_{Tangata Whenua :
Generic terms for Maori comprising those with mana whenua responsibilities (Maori who are tied culturally to an area by whakapapa and whose ancestors lived and died there) together with Taura here (Maori, resident in an area but who belong to a waka and tribes from other parts of Aotearoa).}

_{Tangata Tiriti:
Generic term to describe people whose rights to live in Aotearoa/New Zealand derive from Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi and the arrangements that the Crown has established under a common rule of law, and the equity provisons of Article 3 of Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi}

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Te Tiriti/Treaty Relationship Model

The Model

Respect & Inclusiveness

Tangata Tiriti:Generic term to describe people whose rights to live in Aotearoa/New Zealand derive from Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi and the arrangements that the Crown has established under a common rule of law, and the equity provisons of Article 3 of Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi

_{Tangata Tiriti:
Generic term to describe people whose rights to live in Aotearoa/New Zealand derive from Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi and the arrangements that the Crown has established under a common rule of law, and the equity provisons of Article 3 of Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi}