Te Pūrongo a Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Ngā Huanga Māori – Auckland Council Group Māori Outcomes Annual Report

2023/2024

From the Executive summary Whakarāpopototanga Matua:

Background

The Auckland Council Group has developed The Auckland Plan 2050, a forward-looking strategy that anticipates the priorities and challenges for Tāmaki Makaurau over the next 30 years. This plan sets the strategic outlook for the council group, focusing on six key outcomes, one of which is Māori identity and wellbeing.

In 2018, the council responded to this outcome by establishing 10 strategic priorities to advance Māori identity and wellbeing. These priorities were integrated into the most recent 10-year Budget (2021-2031).

In 2020, the council group formulated a Māori outcomes performance measurement framework, Kia Ora Tāmaki Makaurau, aligning these strategic priorities with 10 mana outcomes—areas identified by Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau as most significant.

Māori Outcomes reports

The annual Māori Outcomes reports illustrate how the council group is delivering against these strategic priorities and their associated mana outcomes. These reports showcase achievements by Auckland Council, council-controlled organisations, and local boards in enhancing outcomes for Māori. 

Each edition provides a snapshot of annual progress to our Māori partners, elected members, governance leaders, decision-makers across the council group, and whānau Māori. This is the sixth edition of the Māori Outcomes Report, with the inaugural edition published in 2019.

A primary focus is giving effect to Te Tiriti through outcomes for Māori, thereby advancing not only the wellbeing of Māori communities but all Aucklanders, and contributing to the preservation of Tāmaki Mākaurau’s history and environment.

Key strategic planning documents

Auckland Council’s commitment to Māori is outlined through several key strategic planning documents:

The Auckland Plan 2050

The Auckland Unitary Plan

Our 10-year Budget (Long-term Plan)

Local Board Plans

Governance and structure

Auckland Council, the local authority responsible for all local government decisions and responsibilities in the Auckland region, operates under a unique model of local government in New Zealand.

It comprises the Governing Body (the mayor and 20 ward councillors) and also 21 local boards. The Governing Body focuses on Auckland-wide issues, while local boards handle decision-making on local matters, activities, and services, and provide input into regional strategies, policies, and plans.

This shared governance model allows for decisions to be made both regionally and locally.

All groups within Auckland Council group are responsible for delivering Māori Outcomes. ...

November 2024

See also

Other Māori outcomes reports

Auckland Council website

Māori Outcomes Department

Ngā Mātārae

Ngā Mātārae helps us deliver on Māori Outcomes across the Auckland Council group.