Submission on the International treaty examination of the Free Trade Agreement between
New Zealand and the European Union
To the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
This submission is made by Benjamin Morgan, on behalf of Ngā Toki Whakarururanga. The submission represents an independent assessment prepared by Ngā Toki Whakarururanga of the
New Zealand and European Union Free Trade Agreement. Attached alongside this submission is the full independent assessment (Annex 1) and a PowerPoint summary (Annex 2).
A representative of Ngā Toki Whakarururanga wishes to appear, in person, before the committee to speak to this submission.
I/we can be contacted at: 02108628108 and/or ngatokiwhakarururanga@nga-toki
Foreword
Tēna koe e kara, E mihi atu ana ki a koe, mōu e whakatere ana i ēnei kaupapa nui kia pūmau ngā ohakī o ngā tūpuna, i whakarerea mai i roto i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, He Whakaputanga me ēra atu o ngā kawenata.
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga has prepared this Te Tiriti o Waitangi assessment of the Free Trade
Agreement between the European Union and Aotearoa New Zealand pursuant to our 2021 Mediation Agreement with the New Zealand Crown.
That Agreement arose from the Wai 2522 Inquiry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and the subsequent Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
To ensure a consistent approach to such assessment, Ngā Toki Whakarururanga developed a template that applies a Te Tiriti o Waitangi lens to any free trade agreements (FTAs) that Aotearoa New Zealand negotiates, with specific reference to the four articles of Te Tiriti.
Despite our Mediation Agreement, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) hascommissioned a separate independent assessment of the impact of this FTA for Māori.