Kaupapa

The purpose of this Framework.

Whakakotahitanga | To Unite

Foster both individual responsibility and collective action for all staff.

Whakamana | To Empower

Provide guidance, structure, and support on rainbow and takatāpui incluson.

Recognise, respect, and enhance the mana of rainbow and takatāpui communities.

Whakahaere | To Organise

Whakataki | To Lead

Achieve strategic aspirations around equity, diversity, inclusion, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Mātāpono

The principles of this Framework.

Community-Led

Nobody knows your people and organizational culture better than your own people. All initiatives that stem from this framework are centered around the aspirations, experiences, and expertise of rainbow and takatāpui communities.

Evidence-Based

Creating a healthier and stronger culture for rainbow and takatāpui people benefits everyone. Toitū Takatāpui was developed through years of collaboration via interviews, focus groups, wānanga, and talanoa with communities and experts across Aotearoa to enact change that is meaningful, organised, and with long-term syetemic outcomes.

Tiriti-Led

When we commit to Te Tiriti, we commit to Māori. That means all Māori - meaning we need to commit to the specific needs and aspirations of our takatāpui peoples. The enactment and embodiment of this framework is interwoven with other kaupapa working to deepen our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It is designed to be complementary to other kaupapa Māori initiatives.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

And its applications to this Framework.

Being Tiriti-led, means being Takatāpui-led.

Already committed to Te Tiriti? Ka rawe! That’s awesome.

But has your organisation considered how Te Tiriti explicitly relates to Takatāpui?

When we commit to Te Tiriti, we commit to Māori - and that means all Māori. We must consider the unique challenges, experiences, and perspectives of our takatāpui whānau in order to truly be so bold as to call ourselves committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Learn more about how each of the articles relate explicitly to takatāpui people within your organisation.

  • Article One:

    good partnership, governance

    We acknowledge the necessity of takatāpui inclusion within our decision-making processes

    Toitū Takatāpui:

    tikanga, mātauranga

    Learning from takatāpui, and embedding systems that include takatāpui allows us to realise this.

  • Article Two

    Māori autonomy, self-determination

    We acknowledge, respect, and enhance the mana and agency of takatāpui communities.

    Toitū Takatāpui:

    whakamanatanga

    Tino rangatiratanga is the ultimate goal of this framework.

  • Article two

    active protection

    We support and celebrate the identities and stories of Takatāpui,

    Toitū Takatāpui:

    tikanga, mātauranga

  • Article Three

    equity, participation, access

    We ensure that our services are designed and delivered alongside takatāpui.

  • Article Four

    religious and spiritual beliefs

    We promote and protect the expression of takatāpuitanga.