The future of Māori planning

Abstract

The Future of Māori Planning Lena Henry BPlan (Hons) MPlan(Hons) Papa Pounamu Hui 2017 Kāinga, Kounga, Kaitiakitanga The Future of Urban Planning and Māori is inextricably linked to our past. The Productivity Commission Report and Resource Management Legislation provides for an enhancement of current provisions recognising Māori values, cultural interests and Treaty rights. Māori communities have strong and varied interests in better urban planning. • A better urban planning system needs to recognise planning based on mātauranga Māori. • Better urban planning must focus on holistic outcomes. • The existing planning framework does not deliver outcomes for Māori communities. • There is a lack of guidance and capacity. • Kaitiakitanga is more than ‘preservation’. • Rangatiratanga is more than ‘consultation