Iwi and hapū management plans are planning documents that provide a mechanism in which tangata whenua interests are to be considered within council processes relevant to the resource management issues of the region, district and rohe. There are specific legislative requirements which place a duty on councils to take these plans into account.
Rangitāne o Manawatū mātauranga recognises that health and wellbeing are intrinsically based on holistic and sustainable management of resources. To reflect this, the Rangitāne o Manawatū Iwi Environmental Management Plan is founded on the korowai of Whānau Ora. This is a framework for allowing iterative decision-making that includes and supports an indigenous world view.
The plan outlines 7 key outcomes within its framework and details how our city can incorporate these goals to ensure that Whānau Ora is included and considered when making decisions.
Whānau Ora is being met when whānau are:
- self-managing and empowered leaders
- living healthy lifestyles
- confidently participating in te ao Māori (the Māori world)
- participating fully in society
- economically secure and successfully involved in wealth creation
- cohesive, resilient and nurturing
- responsible stewards for their natural and living environments.