Kim Ngarimu, Deputy Secretary

The Policy Wāhanga brings together our policy development, monitoring and research functions to create and drive innovative, cutting edge policy. Our focus is on improving citizenship outcomes for Māori in key social and economic domains through whānau-centred approaches; and on the ongoing Treaty of Waitangi based partnership relationships between the Crown and hapū and iwi.  Our specific focus areas are:

Culture & Indigeneity – creating an enabling environment for Māori to maintain, develop and practice their own distinctive culture and value system now and into the future;

Crown-Maori Relationships – continuing to ensure that Government decision making and processes are informed by Treaty consideration and are reflective of the aim, aspirations and realities of Maori communities and that the Maori position as the Treaty Partner is secured and enhanced;

Maori Economic Opportunities – creating an enabling environment by which Māori can maximise the gain from their assets and to position Māori to capitalise on opportunities for current and future economic prosperity;

Research and Monitoring – providing a strong platform of information and analysis to inform the development of policy, and providing assurance over, and advice to improve, whole of Government effectiveness for Māori.

Our work involves both policy leadership across a range of Māori specific initiatives, and influencing policy advice provided more widely across the state sector to ensure that other agencies consider, and address, improving the quality of outcomes for whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori.

Last modified: 12/10/2011