Supporting Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationships

Underpinning all areas of our work is our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. A Kaihautū – Chief Advisor Māori role was established within the Executive Leadership team to lead and advise on:

• developing effective and enduring Māori Crown relationships
• contributing to work programme development and implementation
• strengthening system oversight and integrating cultural responsiveness into the quality and safeguarding framework data and monitoring frameworks
• continually striving for new and improved approaches that will result in better outcomes for tāngata whaikaha Māori and disabled people.

As a departmental agency of the Crown, Whaikaha is committed to honouring its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, iwi, and communities, so that tāngata whaikaha Māori and their whānau realise their aspirations.

This will include growing our cultural capability, embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi into the way the Ministry works, and partnering with others to ensure our work programme reflects the Crown’s relationship with Māori, and improves outcomes and equity for tāngata whaikaha Māori.