Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Ka whakamana a Foundation North i ona takohanga ki te tiriti o Waitangi hei kaitiaki pūtea mo Te Tai Tokerau mo Tāmaki Makaurau.

Foundation North will have regard to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in performing our obligations as the community trust for Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.

Te Koronga 

Ko te ara e whaia nei e Foundation North hei kōkiri i te nohonga pūmau o te tiriti o Waitangi ki roto i ngā mahi whānui, kihai kei te tuku pūtea noiho, kei tua te whakaaronui.

Ko ngā mahi ki a tutuki he taonga whakanui, he wero whakamataara ki tena, ki tena. Ko te tūmanako ka tupu, ka ora, ka tau mai te maramatanga hei oranga mo te katoa.

Hei whakamana i o matou ūara me te whakaaronui ki tenei mea angitu ka:

• whaiaro whakaaro ki te tiriti o Waitangi, a taki tahi, a taki tini mo ngā whāinga o Aotearoa whānui

• ū ki te kaupapa ki a kitea, ki a rongona ia ra ahakoa ki hea, ahakoa ko wai

• whakawhanaunga atu ki te mana whenua o i a rohe, mā te manaaki e ārahi, e tohu i ngā akoranga tuku iho

• tautoko, awhi hoki i ngā tini hāpori, ki te whanake i a ratou me o ratou whāinga, roopu whakahaere anohoki.

Our Intent

Foundation North recognises that, in taking our early steps on the journey to working in a Te Tiriti based manner, there is work for our organisation that goes beyond our approach to granting. This mahi is both a taonga and a wero – something to treasure and respect, wrapped in challenges and opportunities for growth and learning.

In accordance with our values, and in accepting this responsibility and opportunity, we will:

• reflect, as a whole organisation, on the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and on how this applies to the needs of Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse society
• work actively to ensure that our commitment is matched in competent practice, through our everyday mahi and at each interaction with us, now and going forward
• proactively develop our meaningful engagement with the Mana Whenua of our rohe; listening to deepen understanding and learning to inform our actions and behaviours
• be responsive to and support communities to increase their readiness and capacity to engage, to strengthen their practices and develop their organisations.