Community Sector Taskforce and Te Wero where have we come from

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Community Sector Taskforce and Te Wero
Where have we come from?
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Community Voluntary Sector Working Party

• Established in August 2000
• To scope the relationship and suggest a way
  forward

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C V Sector Working Party

• Communities for Partnership Whakatopu Whakaaro
• Report recommended
• Treaty of Waitangi Commission to address Maori
  concerns for high level debate negotiations re
  self-determination.
• Immediate actions to jump start relationship
  rebuilding
• A Statement of Intent by govt.
• A 2nd phase of relationship building

• Government agrees to the recommendations except
  for the Treaty Commission.

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C V Sector Working Party Aug 2000
Report Communities for Partnership Whakatopu
Whakaaro
Treaty of Waitangi Commission
Community Govt Relationship Steering Group
Statement of Govt Intent
Not agreed
Report He Waka Kotuia Aug 2002
Published Dec 2001
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Statement of Government Intent

• Community, voluntary iwi/Maori organisations
  play a unique vital role in NZ society
• Set of principles
• Government commitments
• culture of whole of govt
• addressing the implications of Treaty of Waitangi
• participation in decision-making
• review of funding issues
• Strengthening the sector

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Report He Waka Kotuia Aug 2002
Community Sector Taskforce
Action Group Maori

• New models
• Participation
• Resourcing accountability

Govt dept relationship plans reporting
High level review
Appointed by the sector Projects to strengthen
the sector
Te Wero
Commitment to new models of relationship by Govt
depts, including websites for good practice in
funding and how public servants interact with NGOs
Office for Community Voluntary Sector June 2003
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• Our vision is to have a sector that is informed,
  connected and able to do its work
• Gill Genet Tina Reid
• Sandi Morrison Enid Leighton
• Pat Seymour Atareta Poananga
• Peter Glensor Sam Sefuiva
• Weng Kei Chen

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Taskforce Principles

• Operate within a Tiriti/Treaty relationship
  framework
• Sector wide inclusiveness
• Sustainable outcomes
• Work with, not for, the sector
• Regionally driven projects supported by national
  organisations building on strengths.
• Utilise collaborative and organic processes
• Build on, not duplicate, existing services,
  processes, structures, organisations

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Te Wero
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Te Wero Work Programme

• Develop a Tiriti/Treaty framework strategy for
  the Community and Voluntary Sector
• Develop mechanisms for Tangata Whenua to engage
  Govt govt agencies more effectively
• Monitor the performance of govt agency
  relationships with Tangata Whenua

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Accountability under the Tiriti/ Treaty of
Waitangi Relationship
Tangata Whenua
Crown
Tangata Maori
Tangata Tiriti
Community and Voluntary Sector e.g. Community
Service agencies, recreation, sporting and arts
Mahi-a-Iwi e.g. Tribal Authorities and services
to Whanau, Hapu and Iwi
Task Force
Te Wero
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Current work streams
Office for Community Voluntary Sector
Community Sector Taskforce
Te Wero
Framework strategies Tools mechanisms Monitori
ng reporting
National projects leadership
Treaty National hui Research Local Govt
New models participation, resourcing
accountability Govt dept relationship plans,
reporting
Forums Networking
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National Project Leadership

• Reps from NZFVWO, VNZ, NZCOSS, ANGOA
• are helping the Taskforce to
• implement the forums and information network
  projects
• build on existing structures, not creating new
  ones

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Regional Sector Forums project

• 20 regional forums and 3 sector forums
• 4 hui Maori
• In co-operation with local hosts
• Building on previous work
• Consistent agenda and facilitators
• Provide input to and mandate for the proposals -
  declaration/charter and ongoing leadership entity
• Provide names for the national hui and mandate
  the selection of attendees

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National Strategic Hui May 28 to 30Hamilton

• As recommended in He Waka Kotuia
• Participants from regional sector forums hui
  Maori
• Decide and mandate declaration/charter and
  ongoing leadership entity

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Information Network project

• Enhances information sharing across the sector
  and sub-sectors
• Links and utilises existing data bases and
  networks and minimises duplication
• Will be a clearing house for information and
  useful practice
• Provides cost effective access to information
• Meets the changing needs of the sectors
• A high standard of quality accuracy of the
  information resource in the sector

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Information Network project

• Outcome questions to test the project
• Can we send a message to all groups about
  regional or national events?
• If one group has a useful document/policy could
  anyone else find out about it?
• Could we initiate a discussion on a controversial
  topic?
• Is it clear to all that this network is treaty
  based ie responds equally to the needs of
  everyone?

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Tiriti/Treaty project

• He Waka Kotuia recommended that the Taskforce
  identify leadership in Treaty-based practice
  develop networks, case studies mentors for
  organisations to plan or advance their
  Treaty-based practice

• Local Government project
• Research project
• A budget bid is currently under discussion
  for
• future work.