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Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the workplace | Auckland
March 22 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Te Noho Kotahitanga Unitec Marae, Auckland
If you are an individual or organisation looking to step up in your understanding and application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in your workplace, then this is the wananga (learning session) for you!
The Declaration of Independence (1835) and Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) are the two documents which once signed and gazetted, signalled the beginning of a formalised relationship between the Māori and the British Crown and by extension, the relationship between Māori and all others now living in this land. These documents both promised action and instituted obligations.
Today, they are referred to daily in many contexts throughout Aotearoa New Zealand – most recently in the co-governance debate and growing Māori-focused inclusions in policy and legislative development. The future workforce is also looking to see how their employers may be upholding Te Tiriti, so understanding its principles will be important to attract and retain this demographic (in particular Gen Z and young Māori).
Why do this course? While some people in this land know the contents and intent enshrined in these historic texts, it can be seen that many more do not. As a result, the capacity of these texts to lead, direct and nurture our nation as they were designed to do, have been lost or misunderstood.
The intent of this wananga is to arm participants with the same fact sheet of information for these founding documents so that they can make more informed decisions on their stance surrounding The Declaration of Independence, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and The Treaty of Waitangi and what their obligations are as a New Zealander and workplaces operating in Aotearoa in relation to them.
Why this course over others? The first key point of difference is this course is being facilitated to bring together like-organisations operating in New Zealands heavy engineering or steel industry, or for those operating in the construction and manufacturing sector. This can be a confronting journey for some, so being able to do it with others who have similar workplace experiences and set ups can be extremely helpful.
The second point of difference is our facilitators approach to teaching. There are many Te Tiriti o Waitangi training sessions on offer which aim to help people acquire the facts by focusing solely on the key dates, content and an overly academic summary of outcomes, or by focusing on teaching the facts in the belief that attitudinal change will automatically follow.
This session facilitated by Tīmoti Harris of Empowering Change unpacks the content and related facts within these documents with discretion and tact to ensure that all participants feel safe to learn, ask questions and challenge view points where both intellect and knowledge are stimulated by the engagement of the heart.
These combined learnings create a powerful catalyst for attitudinal change and commitment to the actions and expectations which were the original intent of these documents. Such empathetic learning allows not only for wrongs to be made visible, it also adds a sense of urgency for action to be taken.
Empowering Change Director, Tīmoti Harris
He tamaiti whaangai ahau,
Noo reira ka nui taaku aroha moo ooku maatua whaangai
I tupu ake ai au ki Taupiri Whitikahu,
He aahuru mowai noo Tainui, noo Waikato hoki
He kaainga haumaru, he kaainga rire rire
Inaaianei ka rere aaku mihi kia Mataatua
Kei Ootawhiwhi taaku kainga inaaianei
With forty years of successful experience in a wide range of teaching, facilitation, counselling and mentoring roles, Tīmoti has a unique combination of skills and knowledge to offer with a passionate commitment to inclusion, celebrating diversity, equity provision and specifically honouring the unique dual cultural founding heritage which is Aotearoa New Zealand – that of Te Ao Māori and Te Ao Pākehā. To this conversation, he brings a unique perspective as a non-Māori who was adopted and grew up in a Māori whānau (family) as a young child.
Tīmoti’s professional vision remains to create and develop a culture of genuine care and inclusion along with cultural acceptance and tolerance within Aotearoa New Zealand. He is experienced, successful and passionate, serving his community in many roles as well as being a sought after and well-respected workshop presenter and guest speaker in regional, national and international settings. As a facilitator and counsellor of 35 years’, he believes the way to effect attitudinal change is to work not just through cognitive empathy but also through affective and compassionate empathy.
Te Noho Kotahitanga
Unitec Marae
139 Carrington Road
Mount Albert
Auckland
Challenging the status quo of ‘doing’ business requires courage. Even more so, when the way to do it means looking through a cultural lens that may be unfamiliar to us.
A way to overcome this, is to focus on the exciting benefits that come from embracing such a journey towards being an active Treaty partner that will not only bring rewards to the bottom line, but to the legacy a business will leave for intergenerational wellbeing.
Exploring how mātauranga Māori intersects with the business world creates a unique opportunity. It means that when armed with the right understanding and a genuine interest – people and businesses in Aotearoa can tread confidently and respectfully through not only one world, but two! Te Ao Pākehā and Te Ao Māori.
In HERA’s own journey in acknowledging mātauranga Māori we have come to learn that this is a difficult pathway to walk without first having two key components of understanding to create a strong foundation to build from:
- Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, The Treaty of Waitangi an The Declaration of Independence and the obligations they set for people and businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand; and
- Understanding of tikanga Māori and its place in the workplace.
We are also driven to understand this more deeply as a result of our recent successful $10.3m Endeavour Funding Grant we received to support our four-year Construction 4.0 research project. A key metric in this transformational research grant being awarded to us being our commitment to the strong focus on Vision Mātauranga and ensuring mātauranga Māori aspects are raised and upheld throughout the program with a key mātauranga Māōri research theme running through all outcomes.
For these reasons, we are facilitating this foundational training course in Te Tiriti o Waitangi not only for key research partners, but to extend out to organisations who are interested in doing better in this space as part of our mātauranga Māori focused works to support our industry.
Free
HERA members
$500
Non-members
This is a facilitated event, open to all HERA members
Non-members must either meet the criteria to be a HERA member (by being focused on heavy engineering in manufacturing or construction) or have a connection to the broader construction sector.
There is a max limit of 30 attendees – as such we will register interested attendees on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.
Understanding that the construction sector is multi-faceted, we welcome all roles within this space to ensure the kaupapa is able to be implemented across all levels and spaces within an organisation.
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Please be aware that this is an event for HERA members only. Limited spaces available.
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