18 Maranga Mai! ii. Recognise tino rangatiratanga is a preexisting and ongoing form of tangata whenua and Indigenous authority and selfdetermination under Te Tiriti (Article Two) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) (2007). iii. Engage Aotearoa in conversation and wananga, building on the foundational work and recommendations in Matike Mai Aotearoa. (This work will need to consider the forthcoming action plan for the UNDRIP). iv. Rebalance the power between tino rangatiratanga and kāwanatanga to achieve the vision of Te Tiriti, where tino rangatiratanga and kāwanatanga are honoured by both partners. v. Undertake legislation and policy reform for central and local government systems to reduce and eliminate inequities for tangata whenua and give full effect to Te Tiriti. vi. Progress constitutional transformation by recognising Te Tiriti and He Whakaputanga as the founding documents of Aotearoa. Elevating Te Tiriti to its rightful place in the constitutional framework of Aotearoa as the primary step in addressing racism against tangata whenua. Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission (for government with tino rangatiratanga partners) 2. The government establish an independent threeyear Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission comprising experts to hear and document the evidence and testimony of the Māori experience of historical and contemporary colonisation, racism, and white supremacy in Aotearoa. i. The Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission should be distinct from the Waitangi Tribunal and built within te ao Māori processes grounded in tikanga and kawa. ii. The Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission considers how the government can offer transitional justice and reconciliation to tangata whenua for the cumulative and intergenerational impact and trauma on the mana and wairua of generations of iwi, hapū and whānau Māori including their cultural, economic, political, mental and physical wellbeing. iii. Develop actions and recommendations to provide authentic pathways so reconciliation, restoration and justice for Māori is progressed and well underway by 2030. Establish an independent body, or bodies, and Tiriti process (for government with tino rangatiratanga partners) 3. The government, with tino rangatiratanga partners, establish a Tiriti-based independent body, or bodies, and a process to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangata whenua human and Indigenous rights and eliminate racism in Aotearoa. The independent body, or bodies, to: i. Following the current work of developing the NAPAR, lead a comprehensive plan for eradicating racism against Māori. ii. Prioritise a Tiriti-based consistent transformation across the public sector through the implementation of the NAPAR. iii. Support tino rangatiratanga partners to progress the conversation on the foundational work and recommendations in Matike Mai Aotearoa. iv. Noting the UNDRIP action plan is still in development, support tino rangatiratanga partners to lead a process for the adoption and integration of the UNDRIP (2007) into central and local government policy and strategy. v. Lead a Tiriti-centred review of current New Zealand legislation to give full effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.