Introduction
The Government values the many productive working relationships it has with whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisations in all forms. These Guidelines have been prepared to assist state sector agencies in developing and formalising relationships with these organisations.
The Guidelines provide advice on:
- negotiating and drafting Crown-Māori Relationship Instruments (CMRI)
- the process for finalising relationship instruments, creating a consistent internal Crown process for the execution of CMRI, and
- mechanisms for evaluating and reporting on CMRI.
To encourage consistency, the Guidelines should be used when forming new CMRI and when re-negotiating existing relationship instruments.
Throughout the Guidelines reference to Government policy appears in shaded boxes. These are usually accompanied by explanatory notes. Additional material is included in the appendices.
We hope you find these Guidelines useful and welcome any feedback on their application.
