Although many Green policies include sections that deal with Maori-specific aspects of policy implementation, we also have a Maori Issues policy. In it we envisage
...a nation where Te Tiriti o Waitangi is accepted and elebrated as a founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand and the status of Māori as tangata whenua is recognised and respected.
The principles section acknowledges Te Tiriti as a the founding document of Aoteroa New Zealand, and describes many ways in which mana whenua can be involved in governance at all levels.
The policy is broken into the following sections
· Respecting Rangatiratanga
· Supporting and Affirming Kaitiakitanga
· Ensuring Access to Economic Prosperity
· Supporting Whanaungatanga
· Wahine Maori
· Health as Taonga
Weighing in at 9 pages of specific points, this policy provides further proof that the Greens really are committed to working with Maori to delivery improved outcomes for Maori – and that means for our country as a whole.
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