Mana Motuhake
Ka whawhai tonu mātou, ake, ake, ake!
Executive Summary
There is a new generation of Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti who recognise
that being forced to work within the system does not suit our struggle for mana
motuhake. It is time to dismantle this system so we can rebuild one that works
for everybody.
The only way this nation can work is when Māori assert our rights to self-
management, self-determination, and self-governance over all our domains.
Our vision is for constitutional transformation that rebalances the scales of
power in Aotearoa. That restores the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua,
and truly embodies that was envisaged by our tupuna in 1840.
We don’t just talk about Land Back, we will force the Crown to return our land.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundation of a living, evolving relationship between
tangata whenua and the Crown. The tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua is
inalienable.
Te Pāti Māori will:
* Establish a Māori Parliament
* Implement all Matike Mai recommendations for constitutional
transformation
* Remove the British Royal Family as Head of State
* Recognise Aotearoa as the country’s official name
* Return the foreshore and seabed to mana whenua
* Return all central and local government land to mana whenua
* Return all conservation land to mana whenua
* Introduce a first right of refusal policy for mana whenua on all private
land
* End all land sales to foreign interests to be replaced by leasehold
estates only
* End perpetual leases
* End the fiscal envelope
* Insert relativity clauses into all Te Tiriti settlements retrospectively
* Make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown, and
implement all unaddressed WAI claim recommendations
* Abolish “full and final” and “large natural groupings” settlement policies
Entrench the Māori electorates
* Legislate for all local and regional councils to have both Māori wards
and mana whenua representation
* Establish a Parliamentary Commissioner for Te Tiriti o Waitangi to
provide oversight of the Crown’s annual performance and complying
with Te Tiriti.