11 Human Rights Commission Whakarāpopoto | Executive Summary Maranga Mai! documents the dynamics and impact of colonisation, racism and white supremacy on Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand since first contact with Europeans. This report has been written by Ahi Kaa, the Indigenous Rights Group, within the Commission and tangata whenua, within the framework of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) and is an historical and phenomenological2 analysis which shines a light on the impact of racism on tangata whenua in Aotearoa. Since the signing of Te Tiriti in 1840, tangata whenua have endured more than 180-years of colonisation, racism and white supremacy, often enforced by the rule of law, unjust legislation, and government sanctioned violence. The Māori experience of this racism has resulted in severe marginalisation, disadvantage and impoverishment over multiple generations. Maranga Mai! does not seek to cover all the history of Aotearoa, which would take many volumes. However, it does seek to raise understanding that the racism Māori experience is a serious human and Indigenous rights issue that should be addressed as a priority by government and society. Racism against Māori and other peoples cannot continue without significant negative impacts for tangata whenua and all New Zealanders. This report provides a strong rationale and call to action for the government and New Zealanders to address racism against Māori. This will require society accepting what Māori have faced and are still facing in this country and taking action to resolve it. Maranga Mai! acknowledges that many other peoples and cultures also experience racism in Aotearoa, including Chinese, Indian, Pacific and African peoples and other Asian, Jewish and Islamic communities. Migrant communities often come from lands with parallel histories of colonisation and racism such as North America, Ireland and India. The report 2. Phenomenology helps us understand the meaning of people’s lived experience. A phenomenological analysis focuses on what people experienced during an event or occurrence. authors believe that addressing racism against Māori is central to combatting racism against all other cultures in Aotearoa. Methodology - privileging Māori voices Maranga Mai! combines evidence-based literature and research with the first-person testimony of recognised experts in the field of anti-racism about the impact of colonisation, white supremacy and racism on tangata whenua and communities. This methodology centres and amplifies Māori voices, memories and experiences, the value of which lies in documenting lived inter-generational and cumulative insights of how Māori have experienced colonisation, racism and white supremacy (Smith, 2013; Creswell, 2013). Maranga Mai! adds to this body of evidence the testimony of experts of the Tangata Whenua Caucus of the National Anti-Racism Taskforce (2021-2022). Key interviews were conducted with prominent Māori scholars and activists, distinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, chair Tina Ngata, Hilda HalkyardHarawira, Dr Rawiri Taonui and Kingi Snelgar, and the late Dr Moana Jackson. In the following report, the guiding voices of our experts are reinforced by the oral testimony of ancestors, published comments from other Māori and non-Māori experts, and testimony of tangata whenua, leaders, experts, tāne, wahine, kaumātua, pakeke and taiohi over multiple generations. Who is this report for? Ahi Kaa and the Tangata Whenua Caucus provide the report Maranga Mai! to the government and the Ministry of Justice to guide the development and