Maranga Mai!
Te Tiriti Whenua
Māori Authority
recommendations
The following secondary recommendations could
be further explored and developed within the
National Action Plan Against Racism. See Appendix
One for full list.
The government could consider setting up a new Te
Tiriti Whenua Māori Authority to:
• Use the information gathered by the Māori
Trustee, to undertake a comprehensive
engagement with Māori owners to canvass
their views on how their land is developed and
administered.
• Assist whenua Māori owners to put into effect
appropriate administration for their land blocks,
such as, through rūnanga, owner-led whānau
incorporations or other structures consistent with
Article Two Rangatiratanga under Te Tiriti.
• Assist and train owners to complete whenua
development plans.
• Provide ongoing training, financial and legal
advice, alongside planning, surveying, and
support to owners who wish to manage and/or
sustainably use their land for papakāinga and/or
agricultural enterprise
• Provide comprehensive and up-to-date
ecological development and agricultural advice.
• Meet the legal and other costs associated with
developing Māori land to provide the requisite
infrastructure to implement completed plans.
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