Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a foundation for creative change
This session will explore the ways in which Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides a platform for addressing urgent social and environmental issues.
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Description
Challenging global issues such as COVID-19, the climate crisis, and systemic racism within public institutions, recently highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement, all demand transformative responses that centre justice and equity. Te Tiriti o Waitangi suggests a framework for such responses and Te Tiriti is essential to effective leadership and decision-making throughout all our public institutions in Aotearoa. A Tiriti-based approach opens up possibilities of doing things differently, inviting deeper community participation, and drawing on values and knowledge systems that are too often overlooked in the usual policy responses.
Speaker Bios
Rhianna is currently completing her LLB(Hons) and Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science and International Relations. Her research interests include tikanga Māori and Treaty of Waitangi jurisprudence. Rhianna is an active member of Te Hunga Rōia Māori (Māori Law Society) and Ngā Rangahautira (Māori Law Students’ Association at Victoria University of Wellington). She has whakapapa links to Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa (Tapuika).
Tamatha Paul (Ngāti Awa, Waikato Tainui) is a 23 year old Wellington City Councillor for the central city (Pukehīnau Lambton Ward) with the citywide portfolios of Climate Change, City Safety and Youth. Tamatha was elected after serving as the full-time student President of Victoria University of Wellington in 2019, and now strives towards a Tiriti-based, just, carbon neutral future for Aotearoa.
Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu) is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. Carwyn’s primary research interests relate to the Treaty of Waitangi and Indigenous legal traditions and before joining the Faculty of Law he worked in various roles at the Māori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal, and Office of Treaty Settlements. He also served as a negotiator for his community, Ngā Iwi me ngā Hapū o Te Rohe o Te Wairoa, in the settlement of their historical claims against the Crown.
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charlie.devenish@vuw.ac.nz 04 463 5390