This submission was made in October 2022 by community leaders and social scientists affiliated with Waitangi and Oromahoe marae — including kaumātua and kuia of Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa — in response to the Far North District Council's Proposed District Plan. It focuses on four sections of the plan relating to tangata whenua provisions, historic and cultural values, sites and areas of significance to Māori, and economic prosperity. The submission argues that the proposed p

This submission was made in October 2021 by Professor Merata Kawharu (Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Kawa) in response to the Far North District Council's public consultation on heritage areas under the proposed District Plan. It offers critical analysis of how the plan conceptualises and maps heritage across the Far North, and makes practical recommendations for strengthening Māori participation and protection. The submission's central argument is that dividing the region into discrete

Our team filed a submission to the report from the Climate Change commission. Merata (supported by team members) highlighted the notion...