Published in August 2022 by the Ministry for the Environment (Manatū Mō Te Taiao), this is the first statutory national adaptation plan produced under the Climate Change Response Act 2002. It sets out government action over six years to help New Zealanders adapt to the current and projected impacts of climate change — including flooding, sea level rise, drought and severe weather events. The plan will be updated every six years. The plan is structured across eight outcome are

The Waitangi Tribunal's Wai 3325 Climate Change Priority Inquiry is examining whether the Crown has met its Te Tiriti obligations in its response to climate change — including in legislation, adaptation planning, and engagement with iwi and Māori. This document is He Pou a Rangi's formal response to the Tribunal, submitted in May 2026, setting out how the Commission fulfils its statutory obligations under the Climate Change Response Act in relation to the Crown-Māori relation

How do schools give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the current political climate? is a 2024 article by Rochelle MacKintosh published in the New Zealand Journal of Teachers’ Work (Vol. 21, No. 2). The piece examines the role of New Zealand schools in upholding their legal obligation under the Education and Training Act 2020 to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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