Living and Thriving as Ngātiwai
This strategy focuses on building and maintaining our Ngātiwaitanga in terms of who we are as a people, our unique identity as iwi tūturu of Te Tai-tokerau, and the mana we exercise over the moana, our whenua, and the natural environment.
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Strategic Objectives |
By December 2012 |
By December 2016 |
Funding Source |
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1.1 Ngātiwai Whakapapa
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Research on whakapapa completed. New whakapapa database developed and reconciled to our beneficiary list. |
Key Ngātiwai tūpuna published on our website so beneficiaries can link their whakapapa to them.
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Internally funded |
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1.2 Whakapiki ake tō tātou Reo ake me ōna tika.
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Programme in place to foster tō tātou Reo ake me ōna tika in 100 Ngātiwai homes. Research done on our dialect, waiata, mōteatea, ngeri, haka etc. |
More Ngātiwai who are fluent speakers in our dialect. More old and new waiata, mōteatea, ngeri, haka of Ngātiwai being heard and taught. |
Mā te Reo funded |
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1.3 Kaumātua Oranga. |
Development programme in place to build our current and future Kaumātua (s) knowledge, skills and well-being. |
Well recognised kaumātua - matatau i roto i tō Ngātiwai tikanga. Regular wānanga held |
Internal Wānanga |
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1.4 Rohe management
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Customary boundaries completed and tangata kaitiaki in place. All government agencies and stakeholders are aware of our status as mana moana and mana whenua. |
Management system in place and marae controls networked. Strategic Ngātiwai appointments and joint ventures in place with key agencies. |
Internally funded and Ministry of Fisheries. Internally funded |
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1.5 Treaty claims settled
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Treaty claims researched, mandated, negotiated and settled. Our story is told. |
Post settlement infrastructure in place to manage post-settlement issues and assets wisely. Policy on devolvement implemented. |
Fishing Company CRFRT, post AIP |
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1.6 Marae
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Stronger communication and engagement with marae in place.
Trustee election process in place. |
Marae systems and processes in place, and a sense we are supporting them. Treaty allocation issues, debated, agreed and appropriate devolvement programme developed. |
Internally funded |