Our Tiriti-Based Journey Te Kāhui Tika Tangata is committed to becoming a Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based organisation. Our responsibilities under Te Tiriti require embodying and advocating for honourable kāwanatanga and undisturbed tino rangatiratanga. This transformation aims to increasingly uphold these responsibilities at every level of the organisation and in all our activities. Te Hā o Te Tiriti is the action plan for achieving this transformation, with stage one aiming to transform Te Kāhui Tika Tangata to operate as an interim TBO within its current parameters. Over the past year, strong progress has been made on stage one – particularly our work to affirm Te Tiriti and indigenous rights, sustain and build partnerships with Tangata Whenua, transform the organisation’s structure to align with our journey, and strengthen staff capability and capacity to deliver on our Tiriti-based journey. This work provides a solid foundation as we prepare for stage two of Te Hā o Te Tiriti, which involves engaging with Tangata Whenua to design a human rights and Tiriti-based NHRI. Releasing Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama and Maranga Mai! As part of our contribution to the Government’s National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR), Te Kāhui Tika Tangata spoke to communities about their experiences of racism to help identify and prioritise actions for the NAPAR. Ki te whaio, ki ta ao Marama reflects what people told us about the racism they experience and their aspirations for an Aotearoa New Zealand which is free of racism. Alongside this, we also released Maranga Mai! which documents how Māori have experienced the impacts of colonisation, racism, and white supremacy over more than 180 years of Aotearoa history. Maranga Mai! was developed by the National Anti-Racism Taskforce’s Tangata Whenua caucus and Ahi Kaa, the Indigenous Rights Group at Te Kāhui Tika Tangata. 16 Pūrongo ā-tau Annual Report 2023 Professor Claire Charters (Rongomau Taketake | Indigenous Rights Governance Partner) Actions recommended include constitutional transformation, co-governance, and education to help people better understand the impact of colonisation and racism on Tangata Whenua and other peoples. Both reports are an important part of our work to affirm Te Tiriti and indigenous rights.