c. Urgently implementing legislative and policy development processes and practices that require ICESCR rights and the SDGs to be transparently considered and given appropriate weight in all relevant resource allocation and policy decisions. This should be accompanied by comprehensive human rights training for all relevant government officials. d. Before December 2018, developing and implementing a strategy to meet the targets. This strategy should be developed in accordance with the principles of participation, accountability and non-discrimination to ensure that disadvantaged and marginalized groups are better able to realise their socio-economic and cultural rights. This includes disabled people, women and girls, Māori, Pacific people and refugees. Treaty of Waitangi ICESCR Arts: 1 | 2 LOIPR Paras: 1 | 5 SDGs: 10 | 16 13. The Treaty of Waitangi (1840) is New Zealand’s founding document. It has major significance for human rights and harmonious relations between indigenous and non-indigenous New Zealanders. The Treaty is strongly aligned with New Zealand’s international human rights obligations and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The four articles of the Treaty reflect fundamental human rights principles. The Treaty provides a key mechanism for ensuring the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights for indigenous New Zealanders. 14. The place of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements was also considered through the Constitutional Review process. The Panel made a number of recommendations regarding the Treaty, and its role, aimed at strengthening its position within New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements.6 15. Alongside the work of the Constitutional Advisory Panel, the independent Iwi Leaders Forum carried out wide-ranging consultation and issued its own report. The report, Matike Mai Aotearoa7, recommended further public discussion about a range of potential constitutional models to reflect and uphold the Treaty of Waitangi and indigenous rights. 6