Teresa Dickinson Deputy Government Statistician Statistics New Zealand He Arotahi Tatauranga: Māori Statistics Framework A tool for indigenous peoples’ development Teresa Dickinson Deputy Government Statistician Statistics New Zealand October 2014

Statistics NZ and Māori information Statistics NZ role Responsibility to work with Māori Partnership / ‘Active’ protection / Participation What do we do? Develop products and Services Forge Relationships

Expectations of relationship Data about Māori Data for Māori Data about Māori Data for Māori

Māori well-being

He Arotahi Tatauranga Dimension Topic Te ao Māori   Dimension Topic Te ao Māori Human resource potential Empowerment and enablement Economic self-determination Social capability Environmental sustainability Māori language (te reo) is an intrinsic part of what it means to be Māori Human resource potential for use/transmission of Māori language Acknowledgement of status of Māori language as official language Economic value/use of Māori language Māori language (te reo) is an important means and measure of social connectedness among Māori Māori language Māori knowledge Māori knowledge is an intrinsic part of what it means to be Māori Human resource potential for use/transmission of Māori knowledge Recognition of tino rangatiratanga under Treaty of Waitangi Traditional Māori knowledge applied to economic development (eg traditional medicines) Māori knowledge defines social interaction between Māori Māori knowledge encompasses the preservation of resources for current and future generations Marae The marae is a defining characteristic of what it means to be Māori. The marae is a place to develop human resource potential The use of marae in decision-making The use of marae for economic development Marae play an important role in Māori social capability Wāhi taonga Wāhi taonga are places that are treasured and valued by Māori Understanding wāhi taonga concepts Control and use of wāhi taonga Economic value placed on wāhi taonga Wider societal connections around wāhi taonga Wāhi taonga need to be sustained for future generations Wāhi tapu Wāhi tapu are sites that have significance in what it means to be Māori Understanding of concepts of wāhi tapu Control and use of wāhi tapu Economic value placed on wāhi tapu Wider societal connections around wāhi tapu Wāhi tapu need to be sustained for future generations Māori land Land and access/control of it are important in defining what it means to be Māori Rights of access and use of Māori land Ownership and control of Māori land is a means of Māori economic development Social connections through collective ownership of land Māori land needs to sustained for use by future generations

Te ao Māori: the Māori world

Eels – food source of customary importance Source: e-wikipedia

Dimensions Dimension: Environmental sustainability Environmental sustainability is seen in te ao Māori as meaning guardianship and protection. This dimension recognises the importance of the natural environment and how it provides resources for economic development, and meaning and context for social and cultural development. Sustainability also acknowledges the importance of ensuring that what is used is done so in a way that coming generations can also use the same things to the same degree. Dimension: Social Capability Social capability is expressed in the concept of mauri, the life principle. It covers aspects such as the ability, skill, and talent to interact and coordinate with other people and groups to realise goals. It includes related concepts such as social capital and social cohesion.

Possible questions Which wāhi taonga sites are identified and recognised? By whom? What is the quality of the resource obtained from the wāhi tapu site? Are natural resources being depleted? Are damage and destruction of wāhi taonga sites occurring? How is this occurring? What arrangements /representation do hapū/iwi have over the management, operation, and consents relating to wāhi tapu sites? What arrangements are there for representation in environmental decision-making around wāhi tapu? Which hapū/iwi have environmental management plans around wāhi tapu? What is the central and local government spending on protection and preservation of wāhi tapu?

Example measures Measures of the number of sites containing wāhi taonga by recognition status and process to achieve/not achieve recognition.   Measure of the quality of the resources obtained from wāhi taonga by user perception, type of resource, and use. Measures of the abundance and quality of taonga species and mahinga kai by location, use over time, and the reasons for any change over time. Measures of the quality of sites containing wāhi taonga, changes in this quality over time, and the reasons for change in quality. For the topic of Wāhi tapu (Māōri sacred sites) and the wellbeing dimension of environmental sustainability these generic measures are proposed

Conclusion He Arotahi Tatauranga can be used: by Maori to build their own information management system from a Māori perspective think statistically about the concepts and topics relevant to Māori development and Maori well-being from a Māori viewpoint identify what type of measurement(s) would suit know whether or not indicators already exists that could be used