Māori partnership | Te tūhono ki te Māori

The Agreement was signed at Ōtākou Marae with representatives from Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki Rūnaka, and the Dunedin City Council.

The Relationship Agreement is a revised version of a 2006 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between mana whenua and the DCC. It outlines a relationship framework to ensure the best outcomes for Ōtepoti Dunedin can be achieved through collaboration.

Chairs of Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki Rūnaka, Rachel Wesley and Matapura Ellison, say the agreement realises a mutually beneficial partnership between mana whenua and Council.

“We are committed to continuing to foster and deepen our partnership with the Council to ensure mana whenua interests are embedded.

“This agreement indicates a clear intent to proceed on a forthcoming and collaborative basis to ensure equity is being achieved and our whānau are thriving.

“We look forward to working with the new Council and building on that mutual relationship to give meaningful effect to the progress that has been built thus far. Of course, there is still a long way to go, but implementing these changes now can pave the way for our future generations.”

Mayor of Dunedin Jules Radich says the agreement acknowledges the progress the DCC has made over the last 16 years.

“The 2006 MOU was ground-breaking in that it was the first official partnership agreement the DCC had ever developed with mana whenua,” says Mayor Radich.

“Since that time, the DCC has made major progress in our mutual relationship. Recent developments in Council include the establishment of two rūnaka positions on Council committees – a decision made by Council in 2021 and supported again at the inaugural meeting two weeks ago by the incoming Council.

“This is a significant start to the new triennium and we look forward to developing this new era of partnership,” he says.

The ongoing relationship will be achieved through the establishment of Te Pae Māori as the new mana to mana forum to advance the strategic relationship between the Rūnaka and the DCC.

Manatu Whakaaetaka Relationship Agreement 2022

In recent years the DCC has taken solid steps toward growing our internal capability and progressing relationships with mana whenua and mataawaka. We recognise that this is an ongoing process as we move towards a future where it becomes business as usual for all our staff to view DCC work through a Māori responsiveness lens.

We continue to develop our relationship with mana whenua through the local Papatipu Rūnaka, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki. In 2006 the DCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides the framework through which the DCC and mana whenua give effect to Treaty partnership. The Araiteuru Marae Council, Dunedin’s urban marae are also recognised as representing the mataawaka community in the city.

Te honoka o te DCC ki te Mana Whenua, ā, ki te Mataawaka hoki

I kā tau tata ko hori ko aka kaha atu te DCC ki te whakapiki i ō mātau ake pūkeka, ki te whakakōkiri i kā honoka ki te Mana Whenua, ā, ki te Mataawaka hoki. He mea mōhio nā mātau he tukaka moroki i ā mātau e aka whakamua ki tētahi ao hou he māori noa te aro o kā kaimahi ki te tirohaka Māori ki roto i tā rātau mahi o te DCC.

Ko te whirika o te honoka ki te Mana Whenua mā kā Papatipu Rūnaka, arā Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou rāua ko Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki he mahi e kore e mutu. I te tau 2006 i waitohutia he Kawenata Huatau Tahi e noho ana hai aka kia whai wāhi ai te DCC me te mana whenua ki te whakatutuki i ō mātau kaweka ki te Tiriti. Ko te Kaunihera o te Marae o Āraiteuru, te marae ā-tāone o Ōtepoti ka tū hai mākai mō te hapori mataawaka.

Mana whenua and mataawaka interests are currently represented within the Council’s governing arrangements by the Māori Participation Working Party (MPWP). Māori membership of the MPWP is made up from Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki Rūnaka, Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou and Araiteuru Marae. The MPWP was established as a Councillor advisory panel with the aim of providing greater understanding of Māori needs and aspirations and greater involvement in strategic decision making. The DCC is working closely with the MPWP members to ensure Māori representation arrangements are fit for purpose and reflect the changes occurring across the wider local government sector. Plans for the future of the MPWP include a review of the purpose and role of the MPWP and Māori representation on Council standing committees.

Te Ohu Whakauru Māori

Ko Te Ohu Whakauru Māori (MPWP), kā mākai o te mana whenua, o te mataawaka hoki ko whai wāhi ki kā nukuhaka whakahaere o te Kaunihera. Ko kā pou o te MPWP ko kā mākai nō Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou me te Marae o Āraiteuru. I whakatūria te pae takata nei hai pae ārahi ki kā Kaikaunihera, ā, kia mārama pai ai kā matea, kā wawata me te aroka nuitaka o te Māori ki te whai wāhi ki kā whakatauka rautaki. E mahi kātahi ana te DCC ki kā pou o te MPWP ki te noho tika, ki te whakaata tika i te whakakanohitaka o Kāi Māori ki kā panonihaka e haere ana ki te rākai kāwana-ā-rohe, ā-tāone hoki.

To assist in the city’s development and in delivering services to the Māori community, the DCC signed an operational partnership agreement with Aukaha Ltd in 2019. This partnership agreement ensures mana whenua perspectives and mataawaka views are represented in decisions about the city, its community capacity and natural and physical resources. Aukaha is a Kāi Tahu Rūnaka based consultancy service. Aukaha represents five Papatipu Rūnaka across the broader Otago region. Aukaha provides a range of services including trade training for Māori and Pasifika, Business Development and Procurement, Resource Management and Cultural Services.

Whakaaetaka Tūhonotaka

Ki te āwhina ki te whakawhanaketaka o te tāone, ā, ki te whakarato hoki i ētahi ratoka ki te hapori Māori, i waitohutia tētahi whakaaetaka mahika tahitaka ki a Aukaha Ltd i te tau 2019. Mātua nei ko te mahi a te whakaaetaka ka tū hai paepae ka whai mana kā tirohaka mana whenua me kā tirohaka mataawaka ki kā whakatauka e hākai ana ki te tāone, ki kā pukeka o te hapori, ki kā rawa taiao, ā, ki kā rawa rauhaka hoki. Ko Aukaha tētahi ratoka tohutohu Kāi Tahu e tū ana hai kanohi mō kā Rūnaka Papatipu e rima e whai mana ana ki te takiwā nui o Ōtākou. He nui kā ratohaka o Aukaha tae noa atu ki te whakakūkū kaimahi Māori, kaimahi Pasifika, Whakawhiwhika me te Whakawhanaketaka Pakihi, ko te ratoka Whakahaere Rawa, ā, ko te ratoka Ahurea hoki.

Recent key developments in 2021 in which the Council has expressed its Treaty partnership commitment include the development of the Manahautū (General Manager) Māori, Partnerships and Policy role as part of the executive leadership team. This role provides strategic advice and direction across the DCC business and works to develop partnership opportunities with mana whenua and mataawaka in Ōtepōti. Further areas of progress beginning in the later part of 2021 and progressing over the following 2 years, will include the development of a more culturally responsive Strategic Framework and a Māori Strategic Framework, Māori Capability plan and a Māori Engagement plan as part of the DCC Strategic Refresh Project.

Whakapakari i kā Pūkeka Māori

Ko ētahi whakatutukihaka o te ū pūmau o te Kaunihera ki ōna kaweka Tiriti, ko te whakatūtaka o te tūraka Manahautū (General Manager) Māori, Honoka me te Kaupapa Here hai tūraka ki te pae manukura o te DCC. Ko tā te tūraka kawe ko te ārahi, ko te whakarato i te tohutohu hākai ki kā momo kawekawe mahi o te DCC, ā, ka mahi kia whai ara anō, kia whai wāhi anō te DCC ki te whakakaha i kā hereka ki te mana whenua me te mataawaka ki Ōtepoti. Ko ētahi atu kōkiritaka ka tīmata hai te whiore o te tau 2021, ā, ka rua tau e haere tou ana, ko te whakariteka o tētahi Aka Rautaki Aroka Ahurea, tētahi Mahere Pūkeka Māori me tētahi Mahere Whakaaka Māori hai wāhaka o te Kaupapa Whakahou Rautaki o te DCC.

The 10 year plan budget provides additional resources to support strategic initiatives to advance Māori development and continue to build strong relationships with mana whenua and mataawaka. The DCC and mana whenua will continue to work together to strengthen Treaty partnership across Council business, to foster the development of Māori capability and engagement and develop opportunities for mana whenua, mataawaka and the DCC to build strong and enduring relationships over the next 10 years.

Development Funding for Marae: Dunedin City is home to three Marae. Ōtākou Marae and Puketeraki Marae are both Ngāi Tahu ancestral marae and Araiteuru Marae is Dunedin City’s urban marae. All three marae are vital in the development of Māori cultural connection and identity with each marae playing an important role in developing a sense of community for an increasing number of Dunedin residents. This funding allows the DCC to further develop our relationships with each of the City’s marae and importantly, support each of the marae to develop capacity to continue their work in supporting Dunedin communities to thrive.

Innovation Funding for Māori and Pasifika: This funding is a continuation of two new funds that were originally established to support Māori and Pasifika communities post-Covid. The Hapori Māori Innovation and Development Fund and the Pasifika Communities Innovation and Development Fund will support innovation and development projects and initiatives that contribute and support Māori and Pasifika communities to grow and thrive.

Mahere Kahuru Tau

Kai te tahua o te mahere kahuru tau he rawa anō hai amo i kā kaupapa rautaki ki te whakakoke i te whakapakaritaka o te Māori, ā, ki te whatu tou i te taura takata ki waeka i te DCC, te mana whenua me te mataawaka. Ka mahi kātahi tou te DCC me te mana whenua ki te haukaha i te honoka ā-Tiriti ki kā mahi katoa o te DCC, ki te maimoa i te whakapakaritaka o te mātau Māori, o te whakaaka ki te Māori, ā, ki te whakarite i ētahi atu ara e taea ai e te mana whenua, e te mataawaka, e te DCC hoki te whiriwhiri tou, te raraka tou, te whatu tou i taua taura.

Pūtea Whakapakari Marae: E toru kā marae ki Ōtepoti, ko Ōtākou, ko Puketeraki kā marae o Kāi Tahu, ā, ko Āraiteuru te marae ā-tāone o Ōtepoti. He manapou ēnei marae e toru ki te whakapikitaka atu o te hono ā-ahurea, o te hono ā-tuakiri o Kāi Māori, ā, ka tū ko ia marae hai whakaruruhau matua e honohono ana, e piripiri ana te mahi a te takata o Ōtepōti hai hapori. Mā tēnei pūtea e taea ai e te DCC te whakakaha i āna hereka ki kā marae e toru, ā, mātua hoki tana tautoko ki ia marae ki te whakakaha ake i a ia anō, ā, i tana mahi tuitui takata, i tana tāwharau i ōna hapori kia ora rawa atu ai ratau.

Pūtea Auaha Māori me te Pasifika: He whakakokeka tēnei pūtea i ētahi pūtea tautoko hou e rua, i whakatūria ki te tautoko i kā hapori Māori me kā hapori Pasifika mō muri mai i te Kowheori. Ko te Pūtea Auaha me te Haukaha Hapori Māori me te Pūtea Auaha me te Haukaha Hapori Pasifika ka tautoko i kā kaupapa auaha, kā kaupapa whakapakari e tukuna ana, e tautoko ana i te whakatipuraka matomato o kā hapori Māori, o kā hapori Pasifika hoki.