Waikato River Authority: Joint Māori-Crown management of the Waikato River, with equal representation from iwi and government appointees.
Te Waihora Co-governance: Ngāi Tahu and Environment Canterbury working together to restore Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora.
Tūhoe Settlement: Return of Te Urewera to Tūhoe with innovative legal status as a living entity.
Whanganui River: Recognition of the river as an ancestor with legal personhood status.
Māori Television: Broadcasting service reflecting Treaty partnership principles.
Te Kōhanga Reo: Māori language immersion education demonstrating tino rangatiratanga in action.
Purpose: Support students to understand Te Tiriti as a living document through contemporary examples of how it shapes NZ policy and governance.
Students will engage with this resource to build understanding of systems, governance, and civic action in Aotearoa New Zealand, connecting to Te Ao Māori principles.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundational covenant between tangata whenua and the Crown. For Māori, it is a statement of rangatiratanga — a system of mutual obligation across generations.
Differentiation: Provide sentence starters or word banks for students who need scaffold support. Extend capable learners by asking them to find a real-world NZ example connected to this resource. Support ELL students with vocabulary pre-teaching. Adapt for neurodiverse learners by offering choice in how they record their thinking.
Prior knowledge: Best used after the relevant lesson or as an introductory hook. No specialist prior knowledge required.