Te Ora o Tāmaki Makaurau: Te Oranga o ngā iwi o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ora ō Tāmaki Makaurau: The wellbeing of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

Indigenous knowledge systems have developed and implemented extensive mitigation The action of reducing the severity, harm and seriousness of climate change through emissions reduction and adaptation   Actions taken to help communities and ecosystems cope with changing climate condition (UNFCCC). strategies. This has enabled indigenous peoples to reduce their vulnerability to past climate variability and change, which exceed those predicted by models of future climate change The long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns attributed directly or indirectly to human activity. GHG’s emitted into the atmosphere through human activity alter the composition of the global atmosphere, causing rising global temperatures and changing weather patterns in addition to natural climate variability. .

However, this knowledge is rarely taken into consideration in the design and implementation of modern mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan acknowledges mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority. as the first peoples of Tāmaki Makaurau, and an intimate part of the ecological and cultural fabric of the region.

In response to the plan and to sustainability challenges, mana whenua have developed a Te Ao Māori The Māori world, or the Māori world view. well-being framework in parallel to the plan called Te Ora ō Tāmaki Makaurau Wellbeing Framework.

This wisdom and knowledge have enabled mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority.  to remain resilient for over 1000 years of living in Tāmaki Makaurau, despite the intergenerational Relating to, involving, or affecting several generations. impacts of colonisation, westernisation, and urbanisation over the last 200 years.

Te Ao Māori calls for the protection and preservation of whole living systems, and for maintenance, sustainability and regeneration of the whakapapa  Genealogy that links Māori to their ancestors. relationships that enable the well-being of these systems.

With a changing climate, the legacy of our ancestors that we leave for future generations lies in the balance.

To guide Auckland’s approach to climate action, mana whenua, through the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum has partnered with the council to provide a Te Ao Māori perspective throughout the development of the plan.

Early in the process, this forum set up a climate change working group to work with council representatives and subject matter experts on their response to climate change.

Principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, particularly the principles of partnership and active protection, underpinned the development of this plan. At the outset, the council sought a positive partnership with Auckland’s mana whenua to respond to the threat of climate change.

Te ora ō Tāmaki Makaurau incorporates kaupapa Māori Topic, subject or issue. and mātauranga-ā-iwi Tribe-specific knowledge. . This lens is reflected in the development of climate actions within Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri.

Find out about the Mana whenua and council partnership for climate change.

Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri, a narrative of climate change, speaks to the struggles of Atua  Primal ancestors. as a result of human behaviour which is out of balance with the world around us.

Climate change is a threat to whakapapa connections of nature, people and place.

The Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum has taken the lead role in anchoring and guiding a Māori response to climate change within Tāmaki Makaurau The Māori name for Auckland. Translates to Tāmaki desired by many.  and working closely with Māori community organisations.

The approach has been underpinned by the following principles:

• Whakapapa  Genealogy that links Māori to their ancestors. centred approach to understanding and responding to climate change (Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri)
• Mātauranga Māori Māori knowledge – sciences  forming the foundation to restoring balance with our tupuna Atua
• Mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority. -led conversation, focused on a practical expression of our obligations of kaitiakitanga  Guardianship, including stewardship; the processes and practices of looking after the environment. of Tāmaki Makaurau and the manaakitanga  The process of showing respect, hospitality, generosity and care for others. of its people and, in particular, our Māori communities
• Whakamana Te Tiriti – Working in partnership with the Kaunihera  Council (and the Karauna)
• Recognising our wider whakapapa relationships with Māori communities, Tāmaki Makaurau, as well as, across  Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Pacific Ocean.  and the plight of our  tangata pasifika whanaunga Pasifika relatives. .