He mea nui te whakawhanaungatanga ki te Māori, a ki te hanga i te waa i runga it te whakawhirinaki, mai i te whakawhirinaki ka mau te mana.
Mai i te mana ka nui ake te whakapau kaha.
Relationships are important to Māori and when built over time on trust and from trust endures mana. From mana there is effort over and above what is required.
Te Pūkotahitanga Briefing to the Incoming Minister [PDF, 2.5 MB]
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On behalf of Te Pūkotahitanga, this briefing shows:
Out of all six Actions in Te Aorerekura, the twenty-five-year strategy, it is Action Two, towards mobilising communities, which will be the most powerful going forward given the scale of what must be achieved for our whānau, hapū, Iwi and Māori organisations and how it will benefit the country as a whole through rightful enduring relationships.
To achieve this requires an evolved and functioning approach, trusted working partnerships between government and Māori and transparency in information sharing. It requires a Māori outcomes framework determined by Māori for Māori. Also needed is prioritised investment for toiora Māori that builds capacity and capability within the Māori social services sector and kaimahi Māori workforce, given the disproportionate evidence and detrimental collective impact of violence on Māori.
Our shared mission within Te Pūkotahitanga is focussed on creating safe space for family violence and sexual violence systems and supports that are governed and led by, and for, tangata whenua in the best interests of their whānau, hapū, iwi and all communities.
Dr Maria Baker
former Chair
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