Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama Recommendations for implementation Resource and co-ordinate anti-racism work We recognise that there are few public sector bodies that are actively engaged in anti-racism work. We therefore recommend for Plan to be successful it needs to be appropriately resourced. We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • • further resource Tangata Whenua to engage in anti-racism work and support their vision and recommendations to eliminate racism. • support the co-ordination of these organisations into a network to focus anti-racist effort more collectively. The management and governance of this network should take a Tiriti-based approach. further resource community organisations that are already engaged in anti-racism work. Funding should be targeted at cross-sectoral ways of working with the aim of preventing initiatives or projects being done in silos Establish a monitoring and accountability mechanism We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • consider how the Plan will be implemented, monitored and reviewed from the beginning of its development, as well as what remedial action will be taken • ensure the Plan is developed, implemented and monitored and reviewed with Tangata Whenua partners under a Tiriti-based process • ensure the actions included in the Plan are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. These drivers should not prevent the government from taking bold, long-term action; rather they should support the government to think practically about how to achieve sustainable system change over the medium to long term Te Kāhui Tika Tangata • • require public sector agencies in their annual reporting to Parliament to identify: o what they have done to address racism and act consistently with Te Tiriti within their agencies and their sector o how many complaints of racism they have received and how they have been addressed o whether they have been subject to a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry and how they have responded to any inquiry recommendations o progress on any Plan actions for which they are responsible. establish an independent accountability mechanism, which is critical for the Plan’s success. This could be done by the Commission or a newly established body, governed according to a Tiritibased structure. This body would be responsible for reporting to Tangata Whenua, Parliament, and the relevant UN human rights committees on the progress of the Plan. 86