Ināia Tonu Nei: a Low Emissions Future for Aotearoa
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Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa Advice to the New Zealand Government on its first three emissions budgets and direction for its emissions reduction plan 2022 – 2025 Disclosure statement As anticipated by the appointment criteria, the Climate Change Commissioners come from varying fields such as adaptation, agriculture, economics, te ao Māori and the Māori-Crown relationship. While a number of board members continue to hold roles within these fields, our advice is independent and evidence-based. You can read more about our board members on the Climate Change Commission website. The Commission regularly updates and publishes on its website a register of relevant board interests. Ngā Kōrero Akiaki ki Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa: te tuatahi o ngā tahua tukunga hauwaro e toru me te ahunga o ngā whakahekenga hauwaro 2022 – 2025 Advice to the New Zealand Government on its first three emission budgets and direction for its emissions reduction plan 2022 – 2025 He karakia Poua ki runga, Poua ki raro Ruia, tuia, kokiritia Kia mau ki a ū Kia ora ai He pikinga ki te rangi, kia tu i taiao He pou e hora, He Pou a Rangi Kia hora a papa Hui e Taiki e-e! We acknowledge Trevor Moeke for composing this karakia. He Pou a Rangi the Climate Change Commission | Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa i Ināia tonu nei: the time is now Tēnā koutou e nga mata waka o te motu. Kei ngā manawa tītī o te motu, ara He Pou a Rangi e mihi ana. E tangi kau tou ana ki a rātou ngā kuku o te manawa kua mene atu rā ki tua o te tatau pounamu. Koutou ngā mate, haere, haere, e oki e. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou te hunga ora ki a tātou, tēnā rā tātou katoa. I ahau e kōrero atu nei mā He Pou a Rangi, e mihi ana ki tēnei pūrongo e waha ake ana i ngā kupu akiaki ki ngā tūtohinga e tika ana mā Aotearoa, e eke ai te karamatamata, e eke ai te āhuarangi pakari me te itinga o te tukunga hauwaro i Aotearoa nei. I roto i o mātou kohikohinga kōrero, mai i te 1 o Pepuere ki te 28 o Maehe 2021, i whakaritea e mātou i te koni i te 200 huihuinga huri noa i te motu, ā, i te takiwā o te 4,000 tāngata i uiuitia. I whakarongo ake ki ngā Iwi me ngā mana whenua mō te whakarite noa he aha hoki hei aronga matua ki tēnei pūrongo. He koni i te 15,000 tāngata i tuku kōrero mai mā tō mātou paetukutuku, mā tō mātou paepāpori- urupounamu ā Iwi a 100 Coastie Voices, mā te poutāpeta me te īmera hoki. E tūtohu mai ana tēnei i te hiahia nui o Aotearoa whānui kia tika mai te āhuarangi. Ko tāna anō, he aro ki ngā kohinga kōrero nei, ā, he rongo kau i te tini me te mano o Aotearoa, e hiahia mai nei kia matatika, kia urutika, ā, kia tautika hoki ki te katoa. Kua whai te pūrongo nei i te ingoa ‘Ināia Tonu Nei: Kia Whakahekea E Aotearoa Te Hauwaro’. Inā rā te taitara e kīia nei me manawanui, ā, me māia hoki i roto i ngā uauatanga ka tukitukia e Aotearoa ā ngā rā kei tua. Me whai rā anō e Aotearoa te tahua me ngā tukanga e taikaha ana, engari me toitū hoki. Nātemea, ko ngā mahi o nāia nei, ka whai pānga ki te oranga tonutanga o ēnei whakareanga, ā, haere ake nei. Ko tā ‘Ināia tonu nei’ he karanga mai i a tātou katoa kia ākina te āhuarangi ināia nei hoki, ā, kia mutu rā te tatari mō āpōpō rā anō. Ka taea te āki tika mai i te āhurangi mehemea kua kotahi te ahunga. I te ahunga mai o te kāhui whetū o Matariki me tāna e tohu mai nei ko te tīmatatanga o te tauhou Māori – koinei anō ko te aonga ake ngā tumanako nui kia houkura ngā rā ki tua. He wā whakahirahira tēnei te taunga mai o te pūrongo nei, ā, he tūtohu hirahira tēnei ki a mātou e whakatere ana i tō mātou whakawhitianga ki te ohanga-whakaheke hauwaro. Āpiti atu, ko tā te ahunga nei he anga ki te pae taurikura, me te mea nei, ka iti tonu te whakapōrearea i te oranga tonutanga o ngā uri. Kua tae te wā, Ināia tonu nei, kia tika te arahi mai i tā tātou e hiahia nei, ā, kia pūmau i ngā tikanga e here nei i tō tātou ao – anō o te whanaungatanga, te kaitiakitanga me te manaakitanga. E mōhio ana rā he mana nui tō te mahi whakawhanaunga, te aroha tētahi ki tētahi me te whakamiha o te tangata rā anō ki te tiaki i ngā mea e tika ana ki a tātou me o tātou tamariki mokopuna. Mā te Atua tātou e manaaki. Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Dr Rod Carr, Chair and Lisa Tumahai, Deputy Chair ii He Pou a Rangi the Climate Change Commission | Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa He mihi Tena I whiua! Hear now, my call goes out across Taku pohiri e rere atu ra the land and hails welcome and Ki te hiku o te ika binds us. Te puku o te whenua Calling the tail of the fish Te pane o te motu ki (Taitokerau), calling the broad Te whakawhititanga i Raukawa hinterland (the puku of the whenua) and everything between. Ki Te Waipounamu e! Nei Ra, ināia tonu nei! Calling to the head of the fish, and across the great Raukawa Hui e-e… Taiki e-e! (Cook Strait), south to Te Waipounamu. Hear then, the time is now, ināia tonu nei! There, it’s done. We acknowledge Ngāti Porou. He Pou a Rangi the Climate Change Commission | Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa iii Ināia tonu nei: the time is now Tēnā koutou e nga mata waka o te motu. Kei ngā manawa tītī o te motu, ara He Pou a Rangi e mihi ana. E tangi kau tou ana ki a rātou ngā kuku o te manawa kua mene atu rā ki tua o te tatau pounamu. Koutou ngā mate, haere, haere, e oki e. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou te hunga ora ki a tātou, tēnā rā tātou katoa. On behalf of He Pou a Rangi or the Climate Change Commission, I am pleased to present this report which details our advice on transitioning to a thriving, climate-resilient and low emissions Aotearoa. During our consultation phase, from 1 February to 28 March 2021, we held or attended around 200 meetings and events across Aotearoa and talked with an estimated 4,000 people. We also listened to tangata whenua, our Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi partners, to gather their perspectives. Over 15,000 people made submissions through our website, through our Iwi/Māori 100 Coastie Voices survey platform, through the post and by email. This response highlights that New Zealanders care about climate change. It also reflects our efforts to consult with, listen to and consider the voices of many thousands of New Zealanders who want to see a fair, inclusive and equitable transition for all. This report is named Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa. It provides advice to the New Zealand Government on its first three emissions budgets and direction for its emissions reduction plan 2021 – 2024. As the title suggests, Aotearoa needs to be proactive and courageous as it tackles the challenges the country will face in the years ahead. Aotearoa will need to ensure budgets and policies are ambitious and achievable, the actions we take today will impact on the wellbeing of current and future generations. Ināia tonu nei is a call to all of us to take climate action today, not the day after tomorrow. We believe this report sets us on the right path, but we acknowledge there is a long way to go. All levels of central and local government must come to the table with strong climate plans to get us on the right track. Bold climate action is possible when we work together. As the dawn rising of Matariki approaches and heralds the start of the Māori New Year, so too does a renewed hope for a brighter and prosperous tomorrow. The time is now, Ināia tonu nei, to lead the change we want to see and to remain steadfast to the values that underpin our nationhood—values like whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga. We recognise the power of being connected to each other, having an ethic of care, respect in the way we progress, and taking care of things for ourselves and our mokopuna. Ma te Atua tatou e manaaki. No reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Dr Rod Carr, Chair and Lisa Tumahai, Deputy Chair iv He Pou a Rangi the Climate Change Commission | Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa He Reta nā Te Heamana Ko tā tēnei rīpoata he rārangi ake i ētahi kohinga kōrero whānui e tautoko ana i tētahi rautaki kia tutuki ai ngā whāinga tukunga hauwaro mō Aotearoa. E kitea ana, he mea nui, ā, me kore hoki i ngā huringa pāhekoheko me ngā huringa ahungaroa, ā, kei te kitea atu hoki me wawe tonu te Kāwanatanga ki te whakarei ake i āna mahi āhuarangi. Tōna tikanga, he ara whai hua, he ara whai utu, he ara hoki e tōmina ana e te nuinga, koia nei ngā ara ka whāia e Aotearoa kia toiora ai te āhuarangi, me ngā tukunga hauwaro hei ngā rā ki tua.