New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 161

161 Principles of forum

The principles that underpin the Whakatōhea Kaitiaki Forum are as follows:

a) Kia mau ki te wairua o Te Tiriti o Waitangi :

b) Kia mahi tahi ki te whakatutuki ngātahi i ngā whāinga pāhekoheko, ko te āhukahuka me te tūtohu i ngā hua taupuhipuhi i te mahi tahi ki ngā rōpū:

c) Kia whakatūturu i te whakapāpātanga wawe i ngā take kua āhukahukatia te whai pāngataupuhipuhi:

d) Kia whakamana i ngā mātāpono o te mana raraunga me tō Te Whakatōhea whai pānga ki te mātauranga Māori me te raraunga:

e) Kia tūtohu kei te hangore, kei te whanake tēnei piringa mahi:

f) Kia whakaute i te motuhaketanga o ngā rōpū me ō rātou mana ake, whakahaere, haepapa hoki:

g) Kia mōhio, kia tūtohu ka whai hua ngā rōpū i te mahitahi, me whakaae ngatahi kia whakaurua mai ētahi atu manatū, iwi rānei ki ngā kaupapa:

h) Ā, kia whakatūturu te noho haepapa ki ngā whakatau me ngā mahi kua whakaetia.

a) Upholding the spirit of the Treaty of Waitangi :

b) Working in a spirit of co-operation to achieve joint outcomes, and recognising and acknowledging the mutual benefits that the parties gain from working together:

c) Ensuring early engagement on issues of recognised mutual interest:

d) Recognising and seeking to uphold the principles of Māori data sovereignty and Whakatōhea’s rights and interests in mātauranga Māori and data:

e) Acknowledging that the relationship is flexible and evolving:

f) Respecting the independence of the parties and their individual mandates, roles, and responsibilities:

g) Recognising and acknowledging that the parties benefit from working together and may include other agencies or iwi in work programmes by mutual agreement:

h) Ensuring accountability for agreed decisions and actions.