Māori Crown Relations

System lead: Te Arawhiti

Enduring Letter of Expectations – Supporting future-focussed Māori Crown relations by:

  • engaging appropriately and often with Māori on relevant issues;
  • pursuing further opportunities for partnership with Māori entities and businesses;
  • building staff Māori cultural capability including knowledge of tikanga Māori, te ao Māori, New Zealand history and how to address institutional racism;
  • improving the Treaty-consistency of policy and practices; and
  • supporting the Maihi Karauna by promoting and supporting revitalisation of te reo Māori

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand and a path to strengthening the partnership between Māori and the Crown. The Cabinet Circular – Te Tiriti o Waitangi sets out guidelines agreed by Cabinet for policy makers to consider the Te Tiriti o Waitangi in policy development and implementation

Published guidance:

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Requirements and expectations

Crown Agents

Autonomous Crown Entities

Independent Crown Entities

Legal requirements:

Entity-specific requirements may be contained in a Crown entity’s establishment legislation

Ministerial expectations:

Set out in Enduring Letter of Expectations  and Cabinet Circular – Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Legal requirements:

Entity-specific requirements may be contained in a Crown entity’s establishment legislation

Ministerial expectations:

Set out in Enduring Letter of Expectations  and Cabinet Circular – Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Legal requirements:

Entity-specific requirements may be contained in a Crown entity’s establishment legislation

Ministerial expectations:

Set out in Enduring Letter of Expectations  and Cabinet Circular – Te Tiriti o Waitangi