Conference on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington 5-6 September 2017 WELCOME

E ngā mātāwaka, ō ngā hau e whā o te motu kua whakakukū mai ki tēnei kaupapa nui whakaharahara, nau mai, haere mai. Nō reira kei te mihi atu ki ngā rangatira, ki ngā iwi, ki ngā roopu i oti i a koutou tēnei kaupapa o te Whakaputanga. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, katoa.

Welcome to the Conference on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, jointly hosted by the Massey University-based Global Centre for Indigenous Leadership and the New Zealand Human Rights Commission.

In 2007, the United Nations’ General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and in 2010, the New Zealand Government took the decision to formalise its support for it.

The Declaration recognises the rights of Māori and all Indigenous Peoples to self-determination, to maintain their own languages and cultures, to protect their natural environment and cultural heritage and to manage their own affairs as Indigenous Peoples.

Ten years on from its adoption, this conference provides the opportunity to reflect on the Declaration’s significance and focus on its impact and relevance at the community level, alongside the Treaty of Waitangi.

On behalf of the organising committee, we are honoured to host this important conference where we will consider the political, cultural, social and economic ramifications of the Declaration, significant milestones since its adoption, and its future prospects. We are hopeful that this conference will provide a strong foundation and clear pathway forward for ensuring the Declaration remains a relevant and impactful tool for future generations.

Professor Selwyn Katene Chair of Conference Organising Committee

2 CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Dr Claire Charters ...... University of Auckland

Tracey Whare ...... University of Auckland

Dr Anaru Erueti ...... University of Auckland

Prof Rawiri Taonui ...... Massey University

Pereri Hathaway ...... Human Rights Commission

Hemi Pirihi ...... Human Rights Commission

Charlotte Haycock ...... Human Rights Commission

Ana Te Putere O Te Rangi Allen ..... Massey University’s Global Centre for Indigenous Leadership

(Chair) Prof Selwyn Katene ...... Massey University’s Global Centre for Indigenous Leadership

3 PROGRAMME DAY ONE: TUESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER – at Soundings Theatre, on Level 2

8.00am Registration Tea and Coffee 9.00am Opening – Sponsored by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Considers the Political and Cultural Ramifications of the Declaration Chair: Prof Selwyn Katene Whakatau – Sir Matiu Rei Opening remarks: David Rutherford - Chief Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission Professor Ted Zorn - Deputy Vice Chancellor, Massey University Keynote Address: Hon Dr Sir Pita Sharples – introduced by Ngahiwi Apanui CEO, Te Taura Whiri te Reo Māori 10.00am Progress with the Declaration Considers the impact of the Declaration and the significant milestones since adoption. Chair: Dr Carwyn Jones Speakers: Moana Jackson Dr Claire Charters Tracey Whare 11.45pm Lunch – at Icon Room on Level 2 Book launch - International Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand, (ed) Andrew Erueti, Victoria University Press, Wellington September 2017 12.30pm Relevance of the Declaration Considers the links between national and international perspectives, and the practical application of the Declaration for successful participation in society, and education. Chair: Prof Meihana Durie Speakers: Prof Sheryl Lightfoot, Canada Prof Steve Larkin, Australia Naida Glavish ONZM 2.00pm Future Potential of the Declaration Considers the multiple goals of social, and environmental development of Indig- enous Peoples, and the arrangements that will best contribute to their future advancement. Chair: Prof Rawinia Higgins Speakers: Aroha Mead Prof Rawiri Taonui Hon Te Ururoa Flavell, Minister for Māori Development

3.30pm Afternoon Tea – at Icon Room on Level 2

4 4:00pm Māori political leaders forum An opportunity for Maori politicians to comment on their UNDRIP ‘wish for the future’. Chair: Dr Maria Bargh Debaters: Te Ururoa Flavell, Metiria Turei, Hone Harawira, Nanaia Mahuta, Pita Paraone, Jo Hayes

5.00pm Cocktails - at Icon Room on Level 2 Book launch - Point of Order, Mr Speaker? Modern Māori Political Leaders, (eds) Selwyn and Rahui Katene, Huia Publishers, Wellington September 2017 6:30 Conclusion of Day One

DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER – in Te Marae, on Level 4

8.30am Registration Tea and Coffee 9.00am Opening Considers a rangatahi perspective on the Declaration: Indigenous Rights Reality Chair: Pereri Hathaway Mihi/karakia: Mana Whenua Rangatahi Speaker: Pania Newton

9.40am Parallel Workshops – First choice Workshop One in Rangimārie 2 room on Level 3: How to use UN documents that support Indigenous Peoples rights in written/oral submissions. (Facilitators: Dr Fleur Te Aho, and Anaru Erueti).

Workshop Two in Rangimārie 3 room on Level 3: Accessing UN Processes from home. (Facilitators: Dr Claire Charters, and Edwina Hughes).

Workshop Three in Angus rooms on Level 3: The role of the Human Rights Commission. (Facilitated by the Human Rights Commission).

Workshop Four in Te Marae: International Indigenous advocacy. (Facilitators: Tracey Whare, and Valmaine Toki). 10.40pm Morning Tea – at the Marae, on level 4

5 11.10am Parallel Workshops – Second choice Workshop One in Rangimārie 2 room on Level 3: How to use UN documents that support Indigenous Peoples rights in written/oral submissions. (Facilitators: Dr Fleur Te Aho, and Anaru Erueti).

Workshop Two In Rangimārie 3 room on Level 3: Accessing UN Processes from home. (Facilitators: Dr Claire Charters, and Edwina Hughes).

Workshop Three in Angus rooms on Level 3: The role of the Human Rights Commission. (Facilitated by the Human Rights Commission).

Workshop Four in Te Marae: International 12:10 Workshops - Closing Comments – in Te Marae Chair: Pereri Hathaway 12.35pm Lunch – at Icon Room on Level 2 12.30pm The Declaration: Business and Indigenous Leadership – Sponsored by the Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) at the Marae, on Level 4 Considers the impact of the Declaration on business and Indigenous leadership. Chair: Dr Farah Palmer Key Note Speaker: Sir Wira Gardiner Panel: Dr Jason Mika and Dr Pushpa Wood

Q & A session All Speaker: Hillmarè Schulze (BERL) 3.15pm Conference Summary A summary of key outcomes as a foundation for charting a course for the Declara- tion’s future relevance. Chair: Prof Selwyn Katene

3.30pm Conclusion of Conference

* The Conference Organising Committee reserve the right to change the programme at any stage.

6 GENERAL INFORMATION

The following information is offered to make your attendance at the conference as pleasant and trouble-free as possible. If you require help, please call at the registration desk and the staff will do everything they can to assist you.

Registration and Information Desk

The registration desk is located in the Wellington Foyer and will be open during the following hours throughout the conference:

Tuesday 5 September...... 08.00 – 1800 Wednesday 6 September ...... 08.00 – 1600

Useful Telephone Numbers

Registration desk staff: Ana Te Putere O Te Rangi Allen ...... 022 415 8305 Combined Taxis ...... 04 384 4444 Super Shuttle ...... 04 387 8787 For Accident and Urgent Medical Care ...... 111 Wellington Regional Hospital...... 04 385 5999

Catering

Day One: all conference catering will be served in the Icon Room on Level 2 Day Two: conference catering for morning tea will be served at Te Marae on Level 4, and lunch will be served in the Icon Room on Level 2. No food or beverage to be taken outside of the venue.

Conference Sessions

Presenters and delegates are reminded that the programme schedule is very full and we ask for your cooperation in ensuring that the programme keeps to schedule.

Name Tags

All delegates will be provided with a name tag, which must be worn at all times within Te Papa, as it is required for security reasons and gives delegates access to all sessions. 7 Coats and Bags

All of these items must be left inside a dedicated function venue. Limited space will be available to store luggage at the venue on the day of your arrival and departure. Please speak to staff at the registration desk. The concierge on level 1 is not designed for the volume of luggage a conference can generate therefore the concierge will not accept these.

Lost and Found

If any items are left over please contact Te Papa’s lost property team on 04: 381-7128.

Parking

Delegates need to bring the tickets from the barrier arm to the validator, this will be left on the registration desk and reduces the daily charge to $10 with the maximum charge on a 24 hour period being $15. The daytime validation period is valid from 6am-6pm. Parking after 5pm and leaving before 2am will be a flat rate fee of $6.

Security

Please protect your own personal belongings. Do not leave laptops/mobiles, cameras or bags unattended. The Conference Organising Committee accepts no liability for any delegate/sponsor/exhibitor lost property.

Smoking

Te Papa is a non-smoking building, however, smoking is permitted 10 metres away from the building.

Toilets

Toilets are clearly marked on each floor. Soundings Theatre toilets are just outside the venue. Icon has its own set of dedicated toilets. Te Marae toilets are within Te Marae space.

8 Wifi

Te Papa offers a free Wifi Internet service, it is available to all delegates and museum visitors. However, a password is required. The password is events. To access the wifi, simply connect to ‘Te-Papa-Events’, a Te Papa internet page will pop up when you open your browser, you will need to accept the terms and conditions and it will connect to our wireless internet. Please do not set up personal Wifi hotspots via Wifi Hubs/Routers, as this interrupts Te Papa’s Wifi servers and may cause an outage across the venue. There is a maximum of 2GB per 24 hours allowed per user.

Social Media

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Fire Evacuation

Upon hearing the continuous sounding of the Fire Alarms all occupants should leave the building immediately. The continuous sound of alarms will be audible through the building if they are activated. The assembly point is in front of Te Papa or Barnett Street next to Waitangi Park. Te Papa hosts will advise you and your guests when the building has been cleared for re-entry. Please ensure you are well away from the main entrance.

Earthquakes

In case of an earthquake, please stay away from windows, find cover and remain until all tremors have finished. Should the alarm go off during an earthquake, please stay in the venue. Follow instructions from the Te Papa host or the Emergency Warden. The building sits on 150 base isolators to protect the building from earthquake movement, this means the building will sway up to half a metre, which is normal. The good news is Te Papa is designed to withstand an 8.5 earthquake and is a designated civil defence centre. Te Papa is one of the safest places in Wellington.

9 BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS / CHAIRS

Dr Maria Bargh

Maria is currently Tumuaki/Head of School, Te Kawa a Māui/School of Māori Studies and is a Senior Lecturer in the School. Maria completed her PhD in Political Science and International Relations at the Australian National University in 2002. She has worked for iwi organisations such as Ngāti Awa Research and Archives Trust and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne before beginning work at Victoria in late 2004 in the Political Science Programme and moving to Māori Studies in 2005.

Dr Claire Charters

Claire is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Auckland. She is of Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngā Puhi and Tainui descent. In 2016 Claire was appointed by the President of the UN General Assembly to advise him on enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in the United Nations. From 2010-2013 Claire worked for the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section, focusing on the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Prof Meihana Durie

Māori health and cultural academic Dr Meihana Durie (Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou, Rongo Whakaata, Ngāi Tahu) completed his PhD at Massey University in 2011 and is currently the head of Massey University’s Māori Studies unit, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi. Prior to that Meihana was a recipient of the Health Research Council’s Hohua Tutengaehe Postdoctoral Fellowship, based at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. He continues to be actively involved in Māori creative arts as a writer and filmmaker.

Dr Anaru Erueti

Anaru lectures in indigenous rights and human rights at the Law Faculty of the University of Auckland. His PhD thesis from the University of Toronto law school examines the politics behind the drafting of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its implications for domestic application. From 2009-2013 Andrew was Amnesty International’s adviser on Indigenous rights in its head office London and then the UN-office in Geneva. He has also taught at Te Piringa/Faculty of Law, Waikato University and Victoria University. He is from Ngā Ruahinerangi and Ngāti Ruanui (Taranaki) and Ati Hau (Wanganui). 10 Hon Te Ururoa Flavell

Te Ururoa has affiliations to Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, and Te Arawa iwi. He trained as a teacher, and taught at secondary and tertiary level for many years. He later held a number of roles in the education sector, including school principal, and then worked as a consultant to various government agencies. Te Ururoa is currently the Minister for Māori Development and has been a co-leader of the Māori Party since 2013 representing the Waiariki electorate in Parliament since 2005.

Sir Wira Gardiner

Knighted for his services to Māori in 2008, Sir Wira (Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Pikiao) is active in the commercial affairs of Ngāti Awa and serves on the council of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. His career includes working in the army, in public service and as a writer. He was the founding director of the Waitangi Tribunal, the first general manager of the Iwi Transition Agency and the founding chief executive of Te Puni Kōkiri. Wira’s vast governance expertise includes being chairman of Te Papa Tongarewa, and the Tertiary Education Commission.

Naida Glavish ONZM

Naida is currently employed as the Chief Tikanga Advisor/General Manager Māori with He Kamaka Waiora, Māori Health, Waitematā and Auckland District Health Board. She is also Chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua. In May 1984 as a humble toll operator, Naida challenged the might of the then Post Office and won the right to use ‘Kia ora’ across Aotearoa. In recognition for the work, she has done for Māori and the community she was awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011.

Pereri Hathaway

Pereri Hathaway is of Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Tarāwhai descent. He is the Kaiwhakarite Matua, Manager – Treaty and Indigenous Rights at the Human Rights Commission and leads the Commission’s treaty and indigenous rights work programme. Pereri’s vast experience includes holding other senior positions in the public sector such as Kaihautū, Business with Māori, Land Information New Zealand; Manager, Sector Investment, at the Ministry of Science and Innovation; and Strategy Manager for Māori Research and Innovation at the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.

11 Prof Rawinia Higgins

Rawinia was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) of Victoria University of Wellington in 2016. She was previously Victoria’s Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori Research and Head of School of the School of Māori Studies and prior to that was a senior lecturer at the University of Otago. Rawinia is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, a board member of Te Mātāwai, Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, and is the Deputy Chair of the Māori Knowledge and Development PBRF portfolio.

Moana Jackson

Moana graduated in Law and Criminology from Victoria University of Wellington and specialises in Treaty of Waitangi and constitutional issues. Of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou descent, he is Director of Ngā Kaiwhakamārama i Ngā Ture, which he co-founded in 1987. He has worked extensively overseas on international indigenous issues, particularly the drafting of UNDRIP. He was also a judge on the International Tribunal of Indigenous Rights in Hawaii in 1993, and again in Canada in 1995.

Dr Carwyn Jones

Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu) is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington. His primary research interests relate to the Treaty of Waitangi and indigenous legal traditions. Before joining the faculty, Carwyn worked in a number of different roles at the Waitangi Tribunal, Māori Land Court, and the Office of Treaty Settlements. He is the author of New Treaty, New Tradition – Reconciling New Zealand and Māori Law (2016) and is the Co-Editor of the Māori Law Review.

Prof Selwyn Katene

Of Ngāti Toa, Ngā Ruahine, Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Tuwharetoa descent, Selwyn is currently Professor of Māori and Indigenous Leadership and Director of the Global Centre of Indigenous Leadership at Massey University. Prior to that, he was Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Māori & Pasifika, and Director of the MANU AO Leadership Academy at Massey University, General Manager of the Mental Health Commission, and a senior manager in the Ministry of Health, Public Health Commission and pharmaceutical industry.

12 Prof Steve Larkin

Steve is a Kungarakany man from Darwin in the Northern Territory. He is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education and Research) at the University of Newcastle in Australia, and prior to that Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership and the Director of the Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Education (ACIKE) at Charles Darwin University. Professor Larkin has served on numerous national advisory committees in Indigenous Affairs that includes chairing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Advisory Council.

Dr Sheryl Lightfoot

Sheryl is Anishinaabe, a citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe, enrolled at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga, Michigan. She is an associate professor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, in Canada. Dr Lightfoot is also Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics and also has fifteen years’ volunteer and contract experience with a number of American Indian tribes and community-based organizations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, including nine years as Chair of the Board of the American Indian Policy Center, a research and advocacy group.

Aroha Mead

Aroha (Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Porou) is a political scientist who works across disciplines on indigenous rights and sustainable development issues. She previously held a range of senior policy management positions in Te Puni Kōkiri and has also worked for the Education Review Office, Human Rights Commission and as a Journalist and documentaries researcher for TVNZ. For the past 15 years, Aroha has held governance positions in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and has been Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy since 2008.

Dr Jason Paul Mika

Jason, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Kahungunu, is a senior lecturer and Co-Director of Te Au Rangahau, the Māori Business & Leadership Research Centre within the College of Business, at Massey University. His research interests include indigenous entrepreneurship, management and methodologies.

13 Hillmare Schulze

Hillmarè is Deputy Chief Economist, Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL). She joined BERL in 2012 having spent five years working in the public sector with the Department of Labour and Te Puni Kōkiri. She has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and a Masters in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa Business School.

Pania Newton

A law graduate, Pania Newton of Save Our Unique Landscape recently voiced her concerns at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) alleging breaches of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People at Ihumatao, a proposed special housing development in Auckland.

Dr Farah Palmer

Farah is currently a senior lecturer in the College of Business at Massey University and Co-Director of Te Au Rangahau (Maori Business & Leadership Research Centre). For 10 years she captained the New Zealand women’s rugby team (Black Ferns), is a board member of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU), an independent member of the Māori Rugby Board, member of the Women’s Advisory Committee for the International Rugby Board (IRB), and research consultant for the NZRU.

Hon Dr Sir Pita Sharples

Tā Pita Sharples KNZM CBE of Ngāti Kahungunu descent attended Te Aute College and later the University of Auckland graduating with a doctorate in Anthropology and Linguistics. An academic and politician, Tā Pita was a co-leader of the Māori Party from 2004 to 2013, and a Minister of Māori Affairs outside Cabinet in the National Coalition Government from 2008 to 2014. He was the Member of Parliament for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate in Auckland from 2005 to 2014. In 2010 Tā Pita represented the NZ Government at the United Nations as it formalized its support for UNDRIP.

14 Prof Rawiri Taonui

Rawiri (Te Hikutu & Ngāti Korokoro, Te Kapotai & Ngāti Paeahi, Ngāti Rora, Ngāti Wheru, Ngāti Te Taonui) is currently Professor of Māori and Indigenous Studies at Massey University. He was previously a lecturer in Pacific Studies, Māori Studies and History (University of Auckland); Head of Māori & Indigenous Studies (Canterbury University); the first New Zealand Professor of Indigenous Studies (AUT University), and Head of Māori Art, Knowledge and Education (Massey University).

Dr Fleur Te Aho

Fleur (Ngāti Mutunga ki Taranaki) is a Lecturer in the Law Faculty at the University of Auckland where she teaches and researches in Indigenous peoples’ rights and criminal law. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s National Centre for Indigenous Studies. Fleur was an invited regional expert at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues’ 2015 International Expert Group meeting on monitoring the UN Declaration and holds a PhD in international Indigenous rights law.

Tracey Whare

Tracey (Raukawa, Te Whānau-a Apanui) has a Master of Law by thesis and is currently a kai whakaako in the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland. She was an indigenous fellow at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is also a trustee of the Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust, and a member of the Monitoring Mechanism, that monitors the NZ Government’s implementation of UNDRIP. Prior to commencing her post- graduate studies, Tracey served as the secretariat of the global indigenous working group established to coordinate indigenous peoples’ participation in the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 2014.

Dr Pushpa Wood

Pushpa is currently the Director, Financial Education and Research Centre, within the College of Business at Massey University. Pushpa was previously the Education Manager at the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income. She is also a member of NZQA’s project advisory group reviewing financial literacy unit standards and is the current Chairperson of the Adult Literacy Practitioners’ Association.

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