Māori Crown relations

This information has been moved to Te Puni Kōkiri as part of the transfer of functions from Te Arawhiti to Te Puni Kōkiri.

Last updated: Wednesday, 13 August 2025 | Rāapa, 13 Hereturikōkā, 2025

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On 24 February 2025, Te Puni Kōkiri took on five new functions that have previously been delivered by Te Arawhiti.

The transferred functions are:

ensuring public service capability to engage effectively with Māori;
providing strategic advice on the distinct rights, interests and responsibilities of Iwi, hapū and Māori, except as they relate to Treaty settlement and Takutai Moana matters;
leading post-settlement relationships;
co-ordinating significant events on behalf of the Crown;
monitoring and reporting on the Crown’s implementation of treaty settlement commitments.

This change operationalises decisions made by Cabinet across two papers in August 2024:

Te Arawhiti resources are linked below for the convenience of users that regularly access them. If you have inquiries, please contact us via:

tehaeata@tpk.govt.nz - For questions related to Te Haeata – The Settlement Portal.
publicsectorcapability@tpk.govt.nz - For questions related to Whāinga Amorangi and public sector capability related to Māori Crown relations.

Treaty settlement commitments

Te Haeata – the settlement database

Te Haeata provides post-settlement governance entities and agencies responsible for Treaty settlement commitments an online database of the commitments that are made in deeds of settlement and settlement legislation. This database enables agencies to more easily search, view and know their settlement commitments.
tehaeata.govt.nz .

Te Puni Kōkiri provides training on Te Haeata for post-settlement governance entities and agencies responsible for those commitments. If you are interested in this training, please contact Te Haeata Administration at tehaeata@tpk.govt.nz.

Guidance for Crown: Updating status of commitments on Te Haeata

Crown agencies have legal obligations to deliver the Treaty settlement commitments they are responsible for under deeds of settlement and settlement legislation.

Te Haeata allows agencies to track their progress in delivering those commitments.

Guidance has been developed for the Crown to update the status of commitments.

Guidance for Crown: Updating status of commitments on Te Haeata – the Settlement Portal [PDF, 688 KB]

This guidance helps agencies with:

entering a delivery-progress status and adding meaningful comments to the commitments they are responsible for
providing documentation to support the status they have assigned
keeping the progress statuses and comments up to date.

If you have any questions about this guidance or the work of updating the status of commitments, please contact Te Haeata Administration at tehaeata@tpk.govt.nz.

Guidance for Crown: Crown expectations for Crown Treaty settlement commitment holders

These expectations are to support a culture of delivering on Treaty settlement commitments across the Crown so that settlements are durable and support true Treaty partnership. Guidance Crown expectations for Crown Treaty settlement commitment holders. [PDF, 113 KB]

Guidance: Crown Post-Settlement Issues Resolution Pathway

Guidance has been developed to explain the Crown’s process for resolving post-settlement issues, as set out in He Korowai Whakamana – the Crown’s framework for enhancing oversight of and accountability for settlements of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.

Guidance Crown post-settlement issue resolution pathway. [PDF, 144 KB]

Right of first refusal guides

A series of guides have been developed to provide information on the Rights of First Refusal (RFR) that are included in Treaty settlements.

The guides are available on the Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand website.

Whāinga Amorangi: Transforming leadership

Whāinga Amorangi is a programme designed to grow the Māori Crown relations capability of the public sector. Launched in 2021, Whāinga Amorangi supports Chief Executives and their agencies to develop Māori Crown relations capability through development of Whāinga Amorangi plans.