Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Definitions we have used in this report
8
Executive Summary
10
Introduction
10
Summary of key themes from our engagement
10
Tangata Whenua Pou
12
Tangata Tiriti Pillars
14
Human Rights Commission recommendations
16
Tangata Whenua vision and recommendations
17
Tangata Tiriti vision and recommendations
19
Recommendations for implementation
21
Resource and co-ordinate anti-racism work
21
Establish a monitoring and accountability mechanism
21
Introduction
23
The history of racism in Aotearoa begins with colonisation
24
The history of racism extends to Tangata Tiriti
24
Terrorist attacks on 15 March
26
COVID-19 and racism
28
Aotearoa New Zealand has obligations to eliminate racism
31
Domestic and international obligations
31
Our methodology
32
We have endeavoured to approach this project in a Tiriti-based way
32
We have not given space to views that displayed racism in this report
33
Themes arising from Tangata Whenua engagement
34
Pou 1: Whakamana tino rangatiratanga
Empower and restore tino rangatiratanga through
constitutional transformation
35
Recognition of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
36
Constitutional transformation
36
Upholding tino rangatiratanga
37
Kāwanatanga responsibilities
38