Purpose:

• To consider governance issues relating to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and Council’s legislative obligations to Maori.
• To oversee Council’s work to build the capacity of Maori to contribute to Council’s decision-making processes

Maori Committee Terms of Reference (15KB, pdf)

Attendance: We strongly encourage tangata whenua and the general public to attend and participate in these forums.  We welcome feedback from the public and would like the Māori Committee to be a useful forum for Māori engagement.  Meeting standing orders are relaxed to allow for presentations from Māori.  If you have any questions please contact us.

NOTE: only the most recent agendas and minutes are currently available on our website. Please contact us if you would like copies of older documents.

Next meeting

Tēnā koutou katoa.  He pōhiri tēnei ki a koutou kia haere mai ki te hui a Komiti Māori o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Waiariki ka tu a te 24 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2009 ki te marae o Hairini, Tauranga.

We warmly invite you to the next Bay of Plenty Regional Council Māori Committee meeting to be held on 24 November 2009 at Hairini Marae, Tauranga.

Our organisation encourages Māori Participation.  You are welcome to come along and listen or present any issues of importance.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate in contacting the Māori Policy Manager.

Agendas and Minutes

• 21 August 2009 - Maori Committee agenda (905KB, pdf)
• 21 August 2009- Maori Committee minutes (92KB, doc)