Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism Tangata Whenua vision and recommendations Pou Vision and recommendations 1. Whakamana Tino Rangatiratatanga Empower and restore tino rangatiratanga through constitutional transformation We recommend the Government takes the following actions: 2. Whakamana te Tapu o te Ahurea Tuakiri • commit to meaningfully honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi to help eliminate racism • uphold tino rangatiratanga so Tangata Whenua can determine their own lives and futures, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi • rebalance power between kāwanatanga and tino rangatiratanga through constitutional transformation • urgently progress discussion on a way forward for the foundational work and recommendations set out in Matike Mai Aotearoa and He Puapua to develop a Tiriti-based constitutional framework • develop clear aims for constitutional reform, in partnership between kāwanatanga and tino rangatiratanga, take action and monitor progress • address the land issues of Tangata Whenua using a Tiriti-based process. Empower, decolonise and restore te ao Māori as the first culture of Aotearoa We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • support the restoration of te ao Māori as the first culture of Aotearoa and the re-indigenisation of Aotearoa through a process of decolonisation • support Tangata Whenua to restore kawa and tikanga as the first law of Aotearoa to uphold and honour tino rangatiratanga, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi • support Tangata Whenua to restore daily cultural practices in any environment, such as te reo, whanaungatanga, whakapapa, mātauranga and tikanga, so Māori feel accepted and safe • in the short term eliminate racism from key sectors (housing, employment, work and income, health, education, criminal justice) to significantly enhance the wellbeing of whānau • create long term plans that protect and promote all forms of Māori life and cultural identity, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi • prioritise, in partnership with Tangata Whenua, Tiriti-consistent transformation across central and local government through the implementation of the Plan • act urgently to signal how government and other organisations can make changes to ensure Māori people, culture, mātauranga Māori, te reo and tikanga are respected. New Zealand Human Rights Commission 17