Te pūmautanga ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi Our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

We commit to being an organisation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We have made a strong commitment to achieving better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and whānau.

This is front and centre of who we are and what we do.

Te Tauākī ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi Position Statement

We acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand that allows Government to exercise kāwanatanga in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through our Te Tiriti o Waitangi position statement, we will:

  • Acknowledge the detrimental impact past transgressions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi have had on the wellbeing of Māori as tangata whenua, and the trauma that has been caused by alienation and racism
  • Commit to doing no further harm to Māori as tangata whenua and to being an organisation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • Support healing and the improvement of Māori mental health and wellbeing
  • We strive to have enduring and honourable relationships and partnerships with Māori through all aspects of our work
  • Adopt the framework Te Tiriti o Waitangi by which our decisions, actions, and deliverables will be regularly measured and assessed.

 

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Ngā Ringa Raupā

Ngā Ringa Raupā are the collective of Māori kaimahi within Te Hiringa Mahara. Established in September 2021 by Director Māori Health (formerly Chief Advisor Māori). Ngā Ringa Raupā provide the tuara (backbone) of support to the role and mahi of the Māori Health team--Director and Principal Analyst Māori Health. 

Tahia tou whare i te tuatahi / Tidy your own house first

Ngā Ringa Raupā is an internal mechanism that helps ensure Te Hiringa Mahara upholds its commitments to and priorities for Māori.

Taking this approach places Te Hiringa Mahara in a unique position of being able to share, learn and build capability from the Māori Health Team and Ngā Ringa Raupā. 

Ngā Ringa Raupā provides a tangata whenua lens, ensuring Te Hiringa Mahara upholds its commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te ao Māori, and mātauranga Māori across all their work.