19 Human Rights Commission vi. Working with tino rangatiratanga partners, conduct an annual survey on racism, and monitor and report on racism and the status of Te Tiriti and the UNDRIP to the Commission, government and the United Nations. Government to provide resources to enable tangata whenua to participate. vii. Provide resources and pathways to support tangata whenua to work together with other Indigenous peoples around the world to progress Indigenous and human rights. viii.Ensure institutional arrangements for the independent body, or bodies, are Tiritibased with power and decision making. This could take the form of co-leadership and co-governance arrangements. Appoint an Indigenous Rights Commissioner under urgency within the Te Kāhui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission and explore establishing an independent Indigenous Rights Commission (for government, Human Rights Commission with tino rangatiratanga partners) 4. The government, in consultation with tino rangatiratanga partners, urgently appoints a fulltime, permanent, Indigenous Rights Commissioner within the Human Rights Commission to strengthen its capacity. Noting the Commission is to become Tiriti-based, the government also explores the establishment of an independent Indigenous Rights Commission. The government to consider that the Indigenous Rights Commissioner has the following functions: i. Work with the Human Rights Commission, to promote and protect human and Indigenous rights as outlined in Te Tiriti and the UNDRIP. ii. Contribute toward, and support, the establishment of the Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission. iii. Support the implementation of the NAPAR and a decolonisation and anti-racism strategy to assist the further elimination of racism in central and local government and civil society. iv. Contribute to a Tiriti-centred review of current New Zealand legislation and make Te Tiriti and UNDRIP recommendations on proposed legislation. v. Report to the United Nations on New Zealand’s progress on Te Tiriti, UNDRIP, and decolonisation and racism affecting tangata whenua. vi. Government adequately resources the Indigenous Rights Commissioner and explores the establishment of an independent Indigenous Human Rights Commission with similar functions. Secondary recommendations have also been made at the end of the relevant chapters and are tabled in Appendix One for the consideration by the government for further development and action. These include strengthening the Human Rights Act (1993) to promote and protect Māori human and Indigenous rights; reducing inequities and inequalities and improving outcomes for Māori in education, health and criminal justice; and the reform of Māori land and rates for the benefit of Māori whenua owners.