Maintain bilingual kaupapa Māori programme, Tūhonohono in
six communities
The Tūhonohono programme was maintained in six communities:
Westport, Wairoa, Kaitāia, Ōtautahi–Christchurch, Wairarapa and
Ngāmotu–New Plymouth, meeting the performance standard.
The programme, which is delivered using a kaupapa Māori framework,
gave participants knowledge and skills to advocate for human rights
in their communities. It also promoted greater awareness of the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and
its relationship to the Treaty of Waitangi. This was a new performance
measure so no trend data is available.
In Westport, two Tūhonohono participants demonstrated their growing
competence and confidence as human rights champions by facilitating
learning opportunities and advocacy in their communities based on the
human rights dimensions of the Treaty of Waitangi.
A Tūhonohono participant from Wairoa was acknowledged for her strong
human rights leadership and was invited to participate in and contribute
to an international indigenous rights programme at the United Nations.
The performance standard required at least 75 per cent of participant
groups to find the Tūhonohono programme to be of value or great value.
This standard was significantly exceeded. The percentage of responses
indicating value or great value was as follows: Wairarapa (84 per cent);
Ōtautahi (94 per cent); Wairoa (100 per cent); Westport (100 per cent);
Kaitāia (100 per cent); Ngāmotu (100 per cent). In the previous year,
100% of participants had found the programme of value or great
value to them.
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