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The Trade and Gender chapter is soft in its promises and unenforceable.

The chapter on Māori Trade and Economic Cooperation makes no attempt to address Māori rights, interests, duties and responsibilities under Te Tiriti. The chapter is unenforceable.

The Intellectual Property (IP) chapter is the biggest threat.

Rangatiratanga, and kaitiakitanga of taonga, including whakapapa, require systems of Māori data sovereignty and Māori data governance, and effective protections against abuse, which aren’t in place in Aotearoa

When Ngā Toki Whakarururanga got special access to specific information on 22 December 2021 it was too late to be effective, had to be kept secret so it couldn’t be shared, and most input had no effect.

Why a Tiriti-based analysis is necessary

“Māori should have been celebrating this trade deal as a high point that sets a new bar for a 180-year relationship with the Crown, a model for how Māori rights and responsibilities are protected in these agreements,” said Mr Tipene. “That hasn’t happened and it’s a missed opportunity. If not with this FTA, when?

This Tiriti o Waitangi Assessment has been prepared by the Ngā Toki Whakarururanga Establishment Group as part of our mandate set out in the Mediation Agreement with the Crown arising from the Wai 2522 Inquiry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and the subsequent Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Modern Day Colonialism of Maori

The purpose of this MOU is to guide the application of the Mediation Agreement for …

A basis for the partnership between MFAT and Māori entities to work together on hosting
APEC 2021

Statement to the IPEF negotiating meeting, Brisbane, December 2022