Wai 262 Taumata Whakapūmau Update

Te Taumata Whakapūmau Update

Tiaki Taonga
Tupu kerekere
Tupu wanawana
Ka heke, ka heke
Tukuna!

Tenei te mihi kerekere, te mihi wanawana ki a koutou aku rau amokura, koutou katoa i tae ā tinana mai, koutou i tuku aroha mai mā pukamata, te aha rānei, tēnei te whakamānawa, tēnei te whakamiha.

The Wai 262 Taumata Whakapūmau acknowledges the many rangatira & kaitiaki who took the time to attend Te Whakarewatanga o Tiaki Taonga ki Kohewhata and share whakaaro on Tiaki Taonga.







Below is the link where the KMO continue to hold fortnightly zoom hui on Mondays to cover Wai262 operational updates and to answer any pātai, for anyone across the Taumata available to join: 


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87656210149?pwd=aFhRMys1VXlYbyt1MnFncVpTQmNqQT09
Meeting ID: 876 5621 0149
Passcode: Wai262

 

 

Tohu 1: Te Mana
Supporting and strengthening the ability of claimant whānau & iwi as a lead voice of Wai 262.

A well-informed group of claimant whānau & iwi is vital to Kanohi Ora engagement

Claimant whānau initiated the process of Kanohi Ora engagement and remains at its spearhead through the role of Te Taumata Whakapūmau, along with support from their iwi. This aspect is essential to realising the purpose and aspirations of the original claims.


Taumata Whakapumau Hui:

E mihi ana to those who attended the recent Taumata Whakapumau Hui held 15 June at the Auckland Airport Novotel. Key actions from that hui are being worked through and raised in this update. 

 

Claimant Whānau-led initiatives / Iwi Coord Funds / Tuku Projects: 
  • Claimant Whaanau-led initiatives / Iwi Coord Funds: Hui have been held to ensure Iwi coordination fund agreements are in place for the initial funding to 30 June 2023, as well as the FY32-24 funds as agreed at the last Taumata Whakapūmau Meeting. 
  • The next phase of quarterly payments will be made once refreshed agreements are signed for FY23-24 and an invoice is received. If you have any questions on this please email Tasha and Mel - [email protected] and [email protected] 
  • Primary expectations of Iwi Coordination agreements: Quarterly updates to Te Taumata Whakapumau, engagement with claimant whanau before 30 June 2024 and contribution to national programme as appropriate. 

Rangatira Fees:

  • We are currently gathering details for rangatira fees registrations to make the process easier for our kaumaatua and Taumata Representatives to be honoured for time given to national hui & waananga. 

Letter to TPK

  • A letter to TPK is being drafted to also acknowledge the recent conversations held on 1 July at Kohewhata with Geoff Short and Tamati Olsen and seek the all-of-government response as noted in a recent DCEs hui with Deputy Chief Executives and TPK on 21 June. 


Emerging Priorities 

The following emerging priorities have arisen across the most recent weeks and are below. 

Work programme Item
Wai 262
“Tiaki Taonga”
  • Having developed key values and principles for a Tiaki Taonga framework, technicians and practitioners are being engaged to provide expert advice on the application of the framework to case studies involving taonga and including mātauranga.
  • It is essential to enhance the collaboration between the Kahu Aronui work program and Kanohi Ora requirements, to capture and be responsive to whānau, hapū, and iwi perspectives.
  • Nga Pūkorero for a Tiaki Taonga framework that prevents the misuse of taonga is a data/insight and analysis tool across all Kanohi Ora engagement to capture:
    • What do the kaitiaki voices say about an ideal Taonga framework; and
    • How will current practitioners of mātauranga Māori and kaitiaki of taonga tuku iho ensure those views are woven into the solutions framework.
Specific Case Studies
“Pātaka Taonga”
  • The manuka taonga is an example of an opportunity lost.  What are the lessons and reflections in hindsight from that example?
  • Using the kawakawa taonga as a pilot project, how can the principles of the Tiaki Taonga framework uphold the mana of kaitiaki? 
  • Applying the Tiaki Taonga principles to enhance hapū and iwi decision making authority in Kauri Ora.  
Specific Case Studies
“Pātaka Rangahau”
  • Honouring the legacy of Moana Jackson by establishing a Māori Research Institute, Pātaka Rangahau, promoting the diverse range of kaupapa Māori research, ensuring mātauranga is protected and appropriately applied, connecting Māori researchers. 
Specific Case Studies
“Oceans and Islands”
  • Applying the Tiaki Taonga framework to the review of oceans policy, offshore island management, the “blue economy”, taonga protection. 
Progressing whānau, hapū and iwi aspirations
  • Honouring the legacy of claimant whānau by establishing and scaling Tuku projects, promoting a mosaic of Wai 262 solutions at a whānau, hapū and iwi level.
  • Promoting government investments aligned with the Tiaki Taonga framework principles, supporting iwi Māori projects that yield economic, environmental, and cultural benefits, while preventing the misuse of taonga. (as prototyped by the Whakaaro Kia Whai Hua fund)
Progressing the Māori-Crown relationship
 
Holding the Crown to account for its Treaty obligations
  • Understanding and evaluating the Crown’s Te Pae  Tawhiti work programme and its influence on kāwanatanga. 
  • Monitoring and responding to government activities (eg DOC, Wildlife Act reforms, Therapeutics, manuka, bioprospecting, MFAT etc)
  • Ministerial Oversight Group (MOG) was raised as part of the work programme initially through Te Pae Tawhiti to ensure appropriate influence for an all-of-Government response.

 

Whakaaro Kia Whai Hua Fund Update

 

Investment objectives

Collaborating with Te Pae Tawhiti (TPK), the Whakaaro Kia Whai Hua fund has successfully tested resourcing Wai 262 initiatives, resulting in more opportunities for Wai 262 and demonstrating the benefits of investments.  Despite time constraints, political cycles, and funding clawbacks across government, the assessors and supporting project team (including the KMO) have productively managed the stress on the investment process.

 

Summary of successful initiatives

 
11 successful initiatives have been identified, with the detail of the of the investments remaining confidential at this point.  Below is a summary of the types of investments that have been granted:
  • Investing in preparing the next generation of parents on taonga Māori kai system and reconnecting them with mātauranga kai for inter-generational change.
  • Building on existing relationships with Te Waka Kai Ora, rongoā practitioners, creatives in music, writing, tā moko, and whakairo, and kaihautu for Māori data sovereignty and governance.
  • Raising awareness of free trade agreements in Wai-262 related sectors and developing strategies for effective protection and increased benefits from mātauranga Māori.
  • Restoring the mauri and Mātauranga Māori through Toheroa regeneration and abundance.
  • Seeking funding for marae and two Māori land blocks for climate problem solutions and mātauranga determination.
  • Elevating evidence to the Wai 262 claim regarding free trade, GMOs, and active protection of mātauranga Māori.
  • Showcasing the importance of cultural sovereignty within a digital context and digital tools for cultural protection.
  • Amplifying the voices of 100 Māori creatives to provide visibility to the issues they experience in protecting their creative works.
  • Developing a pan-iwi collaborative research project for traditional fire practice and embedding it into everyday practice in the Taiao.
  • Delivering a policy discussion document on alternative regulatory pathways for natural health products and therapeutic products derived from taonga species.
  • Creating an online content management and repository system for environmental information to support adaptive management by Indigenous communities.
 

Summary of unsuccessful initiatives

Initiatives that do not work directly with whānau, hapū, and iwi have not been prioritised in the decision-making process. Below is a summary of the rationale provided to unsuccessful initiatives:
  • The application doesn't clearly demonstrate how it will achieve the outcome of "learning through practice and from practitioners" as required by the fund, especially with $250,000 allocated for governance alone.
  • The application doesn't clearly outline how it will invest in key opportunities for the active protection and appropriate use of Taonga Māori, particularly in relation to mātauranga Māori and its benefits.
  • The initiative doesn't meet the criterion of being a "Māori-led and localised" project and needs to strengthen its connection to the local community and demonstrate how the use of Taonga Māori can bring system shifts that benefit iwi Māori.

At the recent Taumata Hui held on 15 June there was support for the continuation of a Wai 262 fund as a priority project for Taumata Whakapūmau. This will not only expand the influence and credibility of the Taumata Whakapūmau across the motu but also raise awareness and resources for whānau, hapu, and iwi. A Wai 262 fund has the potential to help claimant whānau and iwi build relationships based on mana and test how a Taonga Framework can work in practice.
 

 

Tohu 2: Te Kōrero
Hosting conversations among Kanohi Ora, connecting legacy holders & others

Raising awareness to develop the way forward

Counterparts from across the Rangātiratanga sphere of influence, who connect with the aspirations of the legacy holders, are woven into the process through Kanohi Ora engagement; allowing the kaupapa to evolve in-step with contemporary developments and thinking.

Kanohi Ora engagement on Tiaki Taonga.

The hui at Kohewhata was a success to sharing the Tiaki Taonga movement and ensuring a space for whakaaro to be shared to help inform the Tiaki Taonga framework. 

Further hui dates are being shared via calendar invites as they are confirmed: 

-Wai 262 Wānanga – Kohewhata 1 July

- Wai 262 Ngāti Koata Wānanga 15 July: At the recent Wai 262 Taumata Hui it was moved to acknowledge Oliver Sutherland for his lifelong commitment to Wai 262. Papa Te Warihi is designing a tokotoko to be presented on behalf of the Wai 262 Taumata.

-Wai 262 Wānanga – Manurewa Marae 16 July

-Wai 262 Wānanga – Te Arawa  27-29 July TB

- Te Aho Matua wānanga - A hui is being held with Te Aho Matua this week to discuss a Te Aho Matua wānanga. 

- Kahu Aronui wānanga with Iho Pumanawa -  these have been adjusted to interviews to work with the availability. A list of people who are being approached is available -  for more information email [email protected] 

-Wai 262 Wānanga – Manurewa Marae 16 July: Panelist members supporting the day given their expertise across different Wai 262-related sectors are below: 






Te Kahui Rongoa 


A hui was held with Te Kahu Rongoa on 7 July in Auckland to test a joint-approach to Minister Henare in July on any follow up regarding the Therapeutic Products Bill and the protection of Rongoa. A further update will be shared. 

Invasive species Caulerpa
A panui was received on Caulerpa from Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust who have engaged with international experts on the matter. E mihi ana to those who attended across the Taumata and Kahu Aronui. All of the sessions were recorded and can be viewed at https://ucanr.edu/sites/invasivelunch/2023.

Details to contact Nicola MacDonald (Acting CE, Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust [email protected]  M: 0211936037 

Tai 262:

  • Two rangatahi representatives have been provided from each Iwi to develop the Tai 262 plans moving forwards.   Tai 262 will provide an update on their plans in coming weeks.
  • Ngati Porou to provide 2 x rangatahi for Tai 262.

Comms to the Motu:



 
Tohu 3: Te Tikanga
Developing a mechanism at the interface with the Crown to preserve, protect and promote taonga & mātauranga Māori

Extending our influence as kaitiaki into the Kāwanatanga sphere of influence

“Māori control of Māori things”, as the catch cry of Wai 262, requires us to reimagine public institutions and civil society for Aotearoa as sites of power where the integrity of taonga and mātauranga Māori is not compromised; we want to develop and endorse a Tikanga Framework for this purpose.

Kahu Aronui work programme update: Kahu Aronui have continued to progress the Taonga Framework and planning of bespoke engagements with Maori experts. 

Rangahau Series to inform Taonga Framework:
Ka marama nga hiahia matua e whai nei e Kanohi Ora me ona iwi maha mo nga matauranga Maori me nga taonga tuku iho kia hua ai ko te mauri o Wai 262.

Practioners have been identified to contribute their relevant expertise across Flora & Fauna, Biologoical & Genetic Resources, Traditional Cultural Expressions and matauranga. Initial identified people have been shared previously and a list is available by emailing [email protected] 

 

Tohu 4: Te Whakawhitiwhiti
Supporting the emergence of a national Māori voice to speak with the Crown on ngā kaupapa o Wai 262

Ngā mahi kua ea

Bringing the fruits of Kanohi Ora engagement into the relational space with the Crown, where substantive and procedural outcomes of Wai 262 will ultimately be negotiated, Rangātira ki te Kāwana, based on a tikanga framework that recognises and affirms the rights and obligations of kaitiaki at an individual, whānau and hapū/iwi basis.


Reporting to TPK : The Secretariat / KMO continue to work with TPK to meet the funding and reporting framework. Te Pae Tawhiti have received the initial insights and engagement mahi already undertaken by Te Taumata Whakapumau to inform the Te Pae Tawhiti work programme. 

The Kahu Aronui are planning a workshop with Te Pae Tawhiti over the coming weeks in July to workshop on the Wai 262 work programme to support Tiaki Taonga solutions.  A further update will be provided at the next hui. 

 
 


 
Key Dates

- 14 June Kahu Aronui, Iho Pumanawa, Kanohi Ora and Tai 262 Breakout sessions 10am Novotel Auckland Airport. 

-Wai 262 Tiaki Taonga launch & Wānanga  – Kohewhata 1  July

- Wai 262 Ngāti Koata Wānanga 15 July 

-Wai 262 Wānanga – Manurewa Marae 16 July

-Wai 262 Wānanga – Te Arawa 27-29 July

3-4 August 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (Waikato-Tainui)

17-21 August 2023  Koroneihana

2-3 Nov 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (TBC)



 
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