Māori Capacity Conference

                                                                                      Photo: Roz Hensman

Te Tōanga Mai o Te Rā: Enhancing Māori Capacity Conference

April 2012

Māori Capability Conference Programme (424KB, pdf)

"E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā rangatira mai ngā hau e wha, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Kia tuwhera mai he wānanga ara 'Ko Te Tōanga Mai o Te Rā' hei ngā iwi, ngā hapū me te hāpori Māori huri noa i Te Moana o Toi Te Huatahi. Nō reira nau mai, kuhu mai, whakatau mai ra"

Bay of Plenty Regional Council hosted Te Tōanga Mai o Te Rā: Enhancing Māori Capacity Conference in April. The conference shared knowledge, skills and experiences with iwi-Māori of the Bay of Plenty region. It promoted ways to increase Māori capability and capacity to contribute to Council decision-making processes, and established new relationships while enhancing existing ones.

Read Waitangi Tribunal Chief Judge Justice Joe Williams' presentation on Cook's and Kupe's cultures in modern New Zealand and the future for Māori of the Bay of Plenty.   

Read Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres' presentation on Māori representation in local government.  

Read Jacinta Ruru's presentation on the law, Māori and water.

Read Nick Alexander's presentation on Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Trust.

Read Fiona McTavish's presentation on the Bay of Connections.

Read Sacha McMeeking's presentation on the Māori economy.

Read Linda Te Aho's presentation on freshwater governance.