Rangatiratanga o te Wai Facilitation Programme

The Rangatira o Te Wai Facilitation Programme has been developed to assist and empower iwi, hapū and mana whenua to prepare for Te Mana o Te Wai based engagement. The programme recognises that iwi, hapū and mana whenua have a unique standing, and have distinct rights, entitlements, and obligations in respect of their ancestral estate, Mātauranga and wellbeing. Importantly, the programme does not presume to tell indigenous peoples their rights, entitlements, and obligations; but instead provides a primer to access to information about the Resource Management regime, how and where there are levers for mana whenua influence and direction, and to develop (or revise) mana whenua plans, strategies, and modalities for wai Māori. A separate, but aligned, Te Mana o Te Wai Training Programme has been developed for local Councils and decision-makers.