54 S e cti o n One – General In addition, only 32 per cent of Mäori and 28 per cent of Public awareness people overall agreed that the relationship between the Increasing public understanding of the Treaty and the Crown and Mäori was healthy. human rights of Indigenous peoples – including the meaning of rangatiratanga today – and building relation- Declared knowledge of the Treaty ships between Mäori and non-Mäori New Zealanders at the community level. Year All respondents Mäori respondents 2009 41% 55% Reviewing laws that make up our constitutional frame- 2008 34% 47% work, to ensure that the Treaty, indigenous rights and 2007 41% 57% 2006 42% 74% Constitutional arrangements human rights are fully protected. Treaty settlements Concluding the settlement of historical breaches of the Treaty promptly and fairly. Conclusion Whakamutunga In respect of human rights and the Treaty in New Zealand today, there are legislative mechanisms in place to protect the principles of the Treaty and the rights of Mäori as Pathways to partnership Building on existing processes and developing new fora for Tangata Whenua–Crown engagement locally and nationally, and develop and implement new pathways to Tangata Whenua–Crown partnerships. Indigenous people. In practice, the level of recognition UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and protection varies. There has been significant progress Promoting awareness of the Declaration on the Rights of in hearing and settling Treaty claims, revitalising te Indigenous Peoples in New Zealand, particularly in fora reo Mäori and establishing whänau-centred initiatives, charged with the responsibility for the management and/ particularly in health and education. or administration of natural resources. Systemic disadvantage remains to be fully addressed, Children and their families however, and the process of providing redress for Ensuring that all children and young people enjoy historical grievances is yet to be completed. Significant improved economic, social and cultural outcomes challenges also remain in Mäori land development, which more fully realise the rights set out in the Treaty in enabling Mäori participation in decision-making at of Waitangi and international human rights treaties, the local level, and in improving social and economic including the declaration. outcomes for Mäori in health, education, employment, standard of living and imprisonment. With the Mäori population projected to grow to 810,000 or 16.2 per cent of the population by 2026, it is vital that representative structures and public services are optimised. 26 This is to ensure the endurance of the Treaty partnership and better economic, social and cultural outcomes for Mäori and non-Mäori New Zealanders. The Commission consulted with interested stakeholders and members of the public on a draft of this chapter. The Commission has identified the following priorities to advance human rights and the Treaty: 26 Statistics New Zealand (2010), National Ethnic Population Projections: 2006 (base) – 2026 update. Accessed 5 May 2010 from http://www. stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/nationalethnicpopulationprojections_hotp2006-26.aspx