Māori Legal Forum

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Māori Legal Forum

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About

Tēnā koe

We are pleased to welcome Sir Wira Gardiner to the programme for the 9th Annual Māori Legal Forum. For more information please see the agenda.

The theme for this year’s Māori Legal Forum is focused around Te Ara Ahu Whakamua – finding new pathways forward. The theme was chosen to reflect the growing desire to move away from reacting to policy and law; to taking a pro-active approach that is more about influencing its design and finding better pathways forward for the future.

Some of the issues that will be explored over the two packed days include:
• The current treaty settlement environment
• Māori models of local government
• Pre and post settlement experiences
• Strengthening governance
• Foreshore and Seabed update
• Māori economic development
• Fresh water, aquaculture and fisheries
• The future of mineral wealth

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Agenda

Day 1

8.30

Registration & Coffee

8.45

Mihimihi

9.15

Opening remarks from the Chair

Damian Stone, Senior Associate, Belly Gully

9.25

Ministerial Address: An approach for the future

Hon Georgina te Heuheu, Associate Minister of Māori Affairs

9.55

Healing the past, building a future: The current Treaty settlement environment

• Where are Māori today?
• Contemporary settlements – movements in the process of engaging and negotiating claims
• Post Settlement strategies and developments
• An agenda for the future – Māori, the Crown and the private sector

Tim Castle, Barrister

10.45

Wā Kai (Morning tea)

11.05

The journey to settlement and our post settlement experiences thus far: The Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa settlement, the CNI settlement and the Waikato River settlement

Roger Pikia has been involved intimately with the negotiation processes for Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa, CNI and the Waikato River settlements and is now a Director across all three dealing with the post settlement process. Roger will share his experiences with us around the pre and post settlement issues they faced and are currently working through and the practical lessons we could take away.

Roger Pikia, CEO, Te Arawa Group Holdings and Lead Negotiator for TPT in the CNI negotiations and Waikato River negotiations

11.50

A Māori model of Local Government

• The current status
• The political will and flexibility required at a central and local government level
• The interface between Local Government & Māori in the settlement process
• How Local Government fulfil their statutory obligations to Māori
• A range of Māori development opportunities within Local Government

Raniera Tau, Chairperson, Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi

12.45

Kai o te poutūtanga (Lunch)

1.35

The Declaration of Indigenous Peoples Rights: Where to for New Zealand

One of the United Nation’s most important initiatives for indigenous peoples has been the development of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration recognises the wide range of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples.
• An update on international progress being made on indigenous issues
• The impact the Declaration has had if any internationally
• Making the Declaration work in our context

Aroha Mead, Senior Lecturer - Victoria Management School, Victoria University of Wellington

2.25

Giving the Treaty meaning in a post settlement era: The culmination of a dream and the road to be travelled to drive future growth

• The constitutional future of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• A new dawn - future directions for Māori
• What must change and what must we not forget?

Sir Wira Gardiner, Director, Gardiner Parata Ltd

3.15

Wā Kai (Afternoon tea)

3.35

Building a plan for long term wealth sustainability for your Iwi

• Obligations, both legally and regulatory, on trustees
• Importance of putting in place the right structures to ensure they are prudently managing the future wealth of their people
• How to set your roadmap for the trust in decisions and direction
• What are you trying to achieve - farming, business, local community
• Understand your options - the importance of setting a plan and engaging a wide range of advisers

Alan Strang, Senior Private Partner, BNZ Partners

4.20

Panel Discussion: Post settlement, commercial collaboration and partnerships

• Capacity building and making the most of settlement redress
• Options for asset development and economic growth
• Joint ventures and partnerships with the private sector
• Ongoing relationships with local and central government

Moderated by:
Damian Stone, Senior Associate, Belly Gully
Raniera Tau, Chairperson, Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi
Roger Pikia, CEO, Te Arawa Group Holdings and Lead Negotiator for TPT in the CNI negotiations and Waikato River negotiations
Taipu Paki, Claims Analyst - Claims and Environment Unit, Waikato-Tainui

5.20

Closing remarks from the first day

5.20

End of Day One & Networking Function

Day 2

9.00

Opening remarks from the Chair

Tamarapa Lloyd, General Counsel, Te Ohu Kai Moana

9.05

Keynote Address: Pathways Forward

Chief Judge Wilson Isaac, Chairperson, Waitangi Tribunal

9.55

Whānau Ora: Working together for the wellness of our communities

Whānau Ora is an aspiration for us all to ensure our whānau are resilient; that they provide a site of protection and wellbeing and that they are active participants in shaping Aotearoa into a place where they and future generations can reach their full potential. Currently we are in the midst of the journey of transformation and Rāhui will discuss:
• Progress to date
• Prospects for what this will mean for future public policy and law
• The commitment of Central and Local Government going forward

Rāhui Kātene, MP for Te Tai Tonga

10.35

Wā Kai (Morning tea)

10.55

Contemporary Māori governance and economic development

Robert Joseph, Lecturer, University of Waikato

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11.40

Next steps: Building Māori capacity and capability

As part of their first phase and stage of research Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga have been focused on three key themes namely: Healthy communities in healthy environments, transformation of society and the economy and new frontiers of knowledge. As they move into their second phase and stage they are reviewing and discussing their ideas regarding Māori distinctiveness and its links with Māori Economic Development. Dr Brewin will discuss:
• The significance of participation in the first phase of development
• Defining Māori distinctiveness and its necessity for the second phase of development
• Māori Economic Development Research as an example of Māori distinctiveness

Dr Marilyn Brewin, Director of Research, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

12.30

Kai o te poutūtanga (Lunch)

1.30

The tide is turning: Foreshore and Seabed update

With the release of the Government’s proposals on the Foreshore and Seabed and the series of hui and public meetings and submissions now closed, final decisions are expected by early June this year and the law change by the end of the year. Annette will reflect on the final decision that will be released and consider:
• Crown - Māori relationships and property rights - Analysis of, litigation/negotiation and regulatory approaches how might this change
• ‘Ownership’ concepts – where are we now and what are the implications?
• What comes next after the Foreshore and Seabed Act?

Annette Sykes, Barrister & Solicitor, Aurere Law

2.20

A fresh look at fresh water

For Māori the health of their waterways has always intrinsically been linked to the sacredness of the water, the mauri, the wairua, the spirit of its lifeforce. Hence why there is an obligation to those who have gone before us and those that will follow to take due care of the rights, interests and responsibilities we share collectively in water. The Government has undertaken the New Start to Freshwater initiative in response to the critical questions we face as a county. In this address Jacinta will discuss:
• The expected reform recommended for New Zealand’s fresh water management
• The shared outcomes and goals and long-term strategies identified for fresh water and related land management
• Options to achieve these outcomes and goals

Jacinta Ruru, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago

3.10

Fisheries and aquaculture: A future to call our own

• The implications and applications of the Māori Fisheries Act and the Aquaculture Law Reforms
• The importance of the relationship between tangata whenua, regional councils and the Ministry of Fisheries
• Allocation issues and the entitlement of Māori to aquaculture space or its financial equivalent
• Recent settlements and the implications for future settlements

Peter Douglas, Chief Executive, Te Ohu Kaimoana

3.55

Wā Kai (Afternoon tea)

4.15

The future of access and the challenge of mineral wealth (CANCELLED)

Unfortunately an environment court fixture has come up at short notice and Tom Bennion will be unavailable to present. The Forum will now finish at 4.25pm.

Tom Bennion, Barrister and Solicitor

4.15

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