Our Te Tiriti o Waitangi Commitment
TE TIRITI O WAITANGI IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL WE DO
Ko Te Tiriti o Waitangi te tūāpapa o ngā mahi katoa
We have a commitment to the four articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Kāwanatanga (Honourable Governance), Tino Rangatiratanga (Agency), Oritetanga (Equity and Equality) and Wairuatanga (Cultural and Religious Freedom).
Our approach will be based on our Trust values and the following:
- Partnership – We will work in partnership together with Iwi, hapū, whānau, and Māori communities to ensure Māori individual and collective rights are respected and protected.
- Participation – We will ensure participation by Iwi and Māori by involving them on our journey, as we consider Te Tiriti o Waitangi across strategy, governance, investments, policy and granting. This will include celebrating achievements together.
- Protection – We will work to actively protect Iwi and Māori individual rights, intellectual property, Māori data, Māori culture, cultural concepts, values, norms, practices and language in the grant making process.