Maranga Mai! Te Tiriti Whenua Māori Authority recommendations The following secondary recommendations could be further explored and developed within the National Action Plan Against Racism. See Appendix One for full list. The government could consider setting up a new Te Tiriti Whenua Māori Authority to: • Use the information gathered by the Māori Trustee, to undertake a comprehensive engagement with Māori owners to canvass their views on how their land is developed and administered. • Assist whenua Māori owners to put into effect appropriate administration for their land blocks, such as, through rūnanga, owner-led whānau incorporations or other structures consistent with Article Two Rangatiratanga under Te Tiriti. • Assist and train owners to complete whenua development plans. • Provide ongoing training, financial and legal advice, alongside planning, surveying, and support to owners who wish to manage and/or sustainably use their land for papakāinga and/or agricultural enterprise • Provide comprehensive and up-to-date ecological development and agricultural advice. • Meet the legal and other costs associated with developing Māori land to provide the requisite infrastructure to implement completed plans. 54