In June 2020, the Director-General asked whānau, hapū and iwi, Māori organisations, and Conservation Board chairs to nominate people to work with us on the partial reviews. Appointments were made in September 2020.
Context for the nominations
The focus of the partial reviews of the Conservation General Policy and the General Policy for National Parks is how Treaty of Waitangi responsibilities are reflected in the general policies. The process for the partial reviews was designed after early engagement with whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisations.
We called for nominations to the ODG to ensure the partial reviews of the general polices are guided by perspectives and insights from te ao Māori.
Background and process of the partial reviews.
Who could be nominated
Whānau, hapū, and iwi, Māori organisations, and conservation board chairs were asked to nominate people who have knowledge of:
- te ao Māori
- Treaty of Waitangi principles
- te taiao, and
- conservation policy and practice.
You can see the form used for nominations below.
- Online nomination form for Options Development Group members.
- Download a nomination form for Options Development Group members (PDF, 117K).
The nominee and the person making the nomination had to sign the nomination form.
There were different role descriptions depending on if someone was nominated by whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisation or by a conservation board chair:
- Role description for Options Development Group members nominated by whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisation (PDF, 550K).
- Role description for Options Development Group members nominated by conservation board chairs (PDF, 480K).
We developed a background paper to help identify people to nominate:
- Te reo version of our background paper about the process and main issues (PDF, 3,821K).
- English version of our background paper about the process and main issues (PDF, 3,829K).
Nominations closed 5 pm, 11 August 2020.