NWO.org.nz

Welcome

Network Waitangi Otautahi's particular emphasis is on encouraging those who do not have Maori ancestry to understand the Treaty of Waitangi. We promote Sustainable Development and have a strong commitment to taking a Community Development approach so our workshops and other activities are designed to start where people are at and are non-confrontational.

We are a voluntary group, an educational incorporated society with charitable status under the Charities Commission. We are part of a wider national network of groups and individuals who are working towards a Treaty-based Aotearoa New Zealand.

NWO accepts koha in recognition of our work on the basis of what individuals and groups can afford, while taking into account the need to ensure that any amounts paid to us will not disadvantage mana whenua planning and will not put people off engaging in the workshops and other activities.

Apart from relevant legislation, NWO is independent of government, business interests and political parties.

Main Activities

• introductory, refresher and implementation workshops
• shorter sessions to support Tiriti work
• organising meetings on topics of interest
• ensuring accountability to each other and to mana whenua
• undertaking and supporting projects for a multi-ethnic, Tiriti-based, sustainable future

Introductory Workshops

These workshops are designed to give everyone in the group the opportunity to learn from each other's experiences. They start from where people are and are non-confrontational. They are aimed at exploring what it means to live in this country, what the Treaty of Waitangi says and how to work for a society based on the Treaty. Anyone is welcome to attend. General areas covered are ancestry and culture, cultural difference and economic issues; cultural safety; pre-Treaty history; Treaty documents; post Treaty legislation etc; bicultural/multicultural/partnership issues; colonisation and decolonisation; personal, cultural and institutional racism; social statistics and equity/equality issues; Treaty settlement matters; moving towards a Treaty based society particularly in relation to sustainable development. Participants are encouraged to develop their plan of action.

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Further Reading

For more information, please peruse our Resources section.

Related Organizations

• Peace Movement Aotearoa (PMA): Indigenous people's rights
• Treaty Resource Centre (TRC)
• Adult and Community Education Assocation (ACEA)
• Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch (SOC)
• Assocation of Non Government Organisations in Aotearoa (ANGOA)
• Community Research: The Clearing House
• Kotare Trust
• Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand (SANZ)
• NewEconomics.org.nz

Last updated: 2011/03/31 (New Zealand time)