Wai 262: Te Taumata Whakapūmau Update

Te Taumata Whakapūmau Update

 
E ngā rangatira, tēnā koutou.
 
Ngā mihi o te wā. This is the link where the KMO continue to hold fortnightly zoom hui to cover Wai262 written 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.

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 agreed at the November 2022 Taumata Whakapūmau Meeting. 
  • Agreements that have been signed: Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa*. Agreements still to be finalised: Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Porou

Māori-led initiatives Fund:

  • Included in the Crown Budget FY22/23  Wai 262 Funding is the sum of $4.02 million for Māori led initiatives arising from the Wai 262 workstreams over the 2 years to 30 June 2024.  It is recommended that decisions relating to the use of these funds are to be undertaken by a joint decision-making group including Te Taumata Whakapumau representatives based on a jointly developed framework.
 
  • Decisions on $2.01 million for the Maori led initiatives funding will need to be made by late March / early April, enabling drawdown of funds in this fiscal year. There is an opportunity for the Taumata Whakapumau to co-design the criteria.  All decisions will be accountable to the decision-making group that includes the Taumata Whakapumau representatives.
 
  • An investment decision-making framework has been drafted for consideration to ensure overall objectives.
Any proposal fits the overarching outcomes/objectives of:
a. Enabling Māori-led initiatives to realise the economic, environmental or cultural benefits of protection and appropriate use of mātauranga Māori. 
b.               Identifying operational means to protect and appropriately use mātauranga 
c.                Māori to illustrate broader system needs;
d.               Build qualitative and/or quantitative information to assist in system design of priority mahi. 
 
Suggested Investment Decision-Making Framework 
Te Mana  Draft criteria for ‘Tuku’ projects that originate from the original claim.  Include:‘kia pumau te mauri’, intergenerational and succession planning and the scaling up of claimant whanau and iwi projects that realise the economic, environmental or cultural benefits of protection and appropriate use of mātauranga Māori. E.g. digitisation, iwi-based projects.  
Te Korero  Draft criteria for stakeholders/relationships who have entered the Kanohi Ora engagement framework.  Include initiatives that build qualitative and/or quantitative information to assist in system design of priority mahi and that extend influence across the Rangatiratanga Sphere. 
Te Tikanga  Draft criteria for technical workstreams operating in the Rangatiratanga Sphere who can support the development of a Tikanga Framework at the interface with Crown to preserve, protect and promote Taonga Maori and Matauranga Maori.     
Te Whakawhitiwhiti  Existing Wai 262 partnerships with TPK, common approach, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.  Look for initiatives that prioritise collaboration and partnerships with other organisations. 
Alternate monitoring mechanisms. 
 

  

Taumata Whakapumau Representatives that have been proposed to be a part of the Decision-making Group alongside TPK (and confirmed) are Melanie McGregor, Tina Porou, and Haami Piripi. 

Te Taumata Whakapumau will be able to consider key relationships and the Wai 262 work programme to ensure any relevant relationships are across the funding opportunity. 

The KMO will be contacting every Iwi over the next two weeks to ensure any Tuku Projects ready for feasibility studies / funding applications are supported to apply by 30 March 2023. 

 

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 is currently planning to progress wananga as provided to the Taumata Whakapūmau Hui held on 7 March. This includes: 
- Kahu Aronui wānanga- bespoke engagements to provide 10 participants per group
- Te Aho Matua wānanga
- Tai 262 plans 
- online forums
- supporting 2 x claimant whanau & Iwi hui prior to 30 June. 

Two rangatahi representatives have been provided from each Iwi to develop the Tai 262 plans moving forwards. The group will be presenting at the Te Hira Pu Ao conference on 28 March 2023 in Rotorua. Hui have been held between claimant whānau and Iwi to nominate the two representatives and will report back following their haerenga. 
*Ngati Porou to provide 2 x rangatahi to Tai 262. 

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.

Reporting : The Secretariat / KMO have been working with TPK to meet the funding and reporting framework. A hui was helpd on 20 March to discuss how any joint engagements could take place with Te Pae Tawhiti to progress the Sui Generis work, as well as how any engagements could be undertaken by the Taumata Whakapumau separately and still inform any Te Pae Tawhiti-led policy reform and work programme. 

 As per the agreement this is quarterly. Regular contact has been maintained to ensure we meet requirements around media and comms regarding notice. 

Kahu Aronui work programme update: Kahu Aronui have continued to progress planning of bespoke engagements with Maori experts. A fuller update of the Taonga protection options being considered to date will be provided at the end of the month. 

As noted in the Kanohi Ora update there are a number of Government agencies and CRIs that are wanting to engage on Wai 262 proposed solutions across Te Aka Whai Ora,  Environmental Protection Authority, MBIE and CRIs ie Agresearch.  

Therapeutic Products Bill Submission: The submission will be presented to the Health Select Committee on Thursday 23 March 4:10pm. The zoom details once provided will be circulated for any Taumata members wanting to attend. The full submission is located on the Wai 262 Te Taumata Whakapumau website: https://www.wai262.nz/Resources 
 

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.
Kanohi Ora engagements continue to support the growth of a National Māori voice on ngā kaupapa o Wai 262. 

A hui was held with Te Puni Kokiri on 20 March where Te Pae Tawhiti have requested joint hui to support progressing policy recommendations by July 2023 to ensure the next Government is provided appropriate advice on what should be delivered regarding Taonga protections. 

A list of these joint hui will be circulated to ensure the Taumata Whakapūmau are able to attend where available. 
 


 
Key Dates

23 March 2023 Therapeutic Products Bill submission 4:10pm (online)

24 March 2023 Te Pae Tawhiti to provide a list of proposed joint engagements 

26-29 March 2023  Tai 262 presentation (Rotorua)

30 March 2023 Iwi coordination updates / reports due to KMO 

27 April 2023 Ngāti Koata Claimant Whanau Hui 

March-May 2023  Kanohi Ora engagements

4-5 May 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (Te Arawa)

June 2023  Taumata Whakapūmau Hui (Ngāti Koata hosting)

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

17-21 August 2023  Koroneihana

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



 
Ratana, January 2023
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