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Sport Hawke’s Bay’s model for ensuring strong engagement with Maori Research Completed

Title

Sport Hawke’s Bay’s model for ensuring strong engagement with Maori

Lead Author

Sport Hawkes Bay

Organisation(s)

Sport Hawkes Bay

Publication Year

2010

Publisher

Sport NZ

Contacts

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Abstract

Within the RST, and increasingly across its partners and stakeholders, there is significant effort to ensure everyone – Maori and non-Maori – is comfortable working in the Maori world.

The foundation to the commitment is a ‘Protocol Agreement’ between Sport Hawke’s Bay and Ngati Kahungunu, one of New Zealand’s largest iwi. Supporting the agreement, a Roopu Manaaki (strategic team) and two Kaiwhakahaere (coordinators) ensure close ongoing collaboration between the iwi and Sport Hawke’s Bay, and effective delivery of activities and programmes across the region.

In effect, this structure enables Sport Hawke’s Bay to connect to resources from beyond Sport NZ’s He Oranga Poutama (HOP) investment. This includes access to key people and other community resources. It’s an excellent approach reflecting Sport Hawke’s Bay’s level of connectivity with the communities it serves.

Keywords: Maori, partnerships, protocol, programme delivery

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Areas of Focus

Physical activity, Recreation, Sport

Population Groups

Maori

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