Schedule of Issues of Significance
The Independent Māori Statutory Board must create a Schedule of Issues of Significance [1].
This schedule reflects issues for Māori within Auckland Council’s jurisdictional boundary.
The Māori Plan
The Schedule of Issues of Significance includes the Māori Plan. This plan looks at the cultural, social, economic and environmental wellbeing of Māori communities. It is a 30-year plan based on Māori values and outcomes and includes the activity or action-based plans in each of the four wellbeing domains, derived from the aspirations of Tāmaki Māori.
Treaty of Waitangi audit
To fulfil its purpose of ensuring the council acts in accordance with statutory provisions relating to Te Tiriti/the Treaty [2], the IMSB undertakes an audit of the council’s performance. The Te Tiriti o Waitangi Audit is carried out every three years. For the latest version and further information on the audit programme, see Te Tiriti o Waitangi Audit found on the IMSB website.
In response to the findings, the council develops a Te Tiriti o Waitangi Audit Response Programme that is approved for action by council committee. The Waharoa group is a joint steering group of IMSB and council staff, which provides oversight of the programme’s delivery. Tiriti/Treaty audit projects must be presented to the Waharoa for sign-off before they are reported to council committee.