Māori are key partners, stakeholders and members of our community.
Te Moana a Toitehuatahi (Bay of Plenty) has the largest number of iwi within any region in New Zealand. Our rohe is also home to New Zealand's third largest Māori population.
- There are approximately 36 iwi 260 hapū and 180 marae as our baseline figure.
- The Bay of Plenty region has the second highest rate of Māori language speakers in the country.
- Māori represent a third of the region’s population.
- Around 37 percent of land tenure is in Māori title. There are more than 5200 parcels of Māori land in the region.
- There are approximately 1770 land trusts in the region which hold more than $6.6 billion in assets.
- Recent Treaty settlements delivered $433 million of investment funding into the Bay of Plenty region. This will increase with future settlements.
Māori make a significant contribution to our region through their ownership of notable assets; contribution to economic development; participation in co-governance and their growing influence in the conservation, preservation and management of our natural resources.
Te Ara Poutama
Te Ara Poutama | The Pursuit of Excellence is the new community outcome introduced under the adoption of the current Long Term Plan 2024-2034. The pursuit of excellence inspires a commitment to innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement.
Te mahi tahi ki te tangata whenua me te hapori ki te anamata taurikura me te anamata tautika.
Partnering with tangata whenua and community towards a prosperous and equitable regional future.
Our region's population is 28 percent Māori. Of the regions land area, 38 percent is in Māori ownership, with 1800 Māori Land Trusts managing these assets.
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Iwi and Hapū Resource Management Plans
Iwi and Hapū Resource Management Plans are planning documents developed by iwi and hapū which describe the resource management issues of importance to them as tangata whenua.
A Statutory Acknowledgement is a formal acknowledgement by the Crown that recognises the particular cultural, spiritual, historical and traditional association an iwi has with a site of significance or resource identified as a statutory area.
We work on a wide range of planning and policy issues that may require some form of Māori and iwi engagement. We are committed to growing our partnerships with Māori through collaborative engagement.
The Waitangi Tribunal has held 17 historical inquiries across the region identifying Treaty breaches. Iwi have used these reports to support negotiations of several comprehensive Treaty settlements with the Office of Treaty Settlements.
In August 2021 Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council made a decision to fly the National Māori flag (NZMF) daily.
