Te Arawhiti
The Office for Māori Crown Relations
Crown Entity overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Preceding agencies
TypeDepartmental Agency
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersJustice Centre, 19 Aitken St, Wellington, New Zealand
Minister responsible
  • Tama Potaka, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti
Crown Entity executive
  • Lil Anderson
Child agencies
  • Te Kāhui Whakatau (Treaty Settlements)
  • Te Kāhui Takutai Moana (Marine and Coastal Area)
  • Te Kāhui Whakamana (Settlement Commitments)
  • Te Kāhui Hīkina (Māori Crown Relations)
Websitewww.tearawhiti.govt.nz

Te Arawhiti ("The Bridge"), also called the Office for Māori Crown Relations, is a public service departmental agency in New Zealand. Established in 2018 by the 52nd New Zealand Parliament, it oversees the government's work with Māori as part of the Crown-Māori relations portfolio. Its creation included consolidating several existing government units and offices into the agency, including the Crown/Māori Relations Unit, the Office of Treaty Settlements, Takutai Moana Team and the Settlement Commitments Unit.[1][2][3]

History

The portfolio mandate was established after a public engagement process in 2018 led by the former Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, Kelvin Davis where twenty hui (meetings) around New Zealand were held, attended by 1600 people, and 227 written or online submissions were received.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "New agency created to help public service 'better engage with Māori'". RNZ. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Labour finally gets Crown Maori agency over the line". Stuff. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Te Arawhiti: A 'bridge' to better Māori Crown relations launched at Parliament". The Beehive. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ↑ New Zealand. Ministry of Justice (2018). The Ministry of Justice's journey : a customer-focused court system. [Wellington]. ISBN 978-0-478-32472-3. OCLC 1090347131.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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