That both conversations are taking place at the same time is important, because recognising and protecting Māori intellectual property rights is as important in international markets as it is in New Zealand. Trade for All is a recognition that New Zealanders want a greater say in our trade policy settings.
Following on from the breakdown in consensus between National and Labour over international trade policy during the TPP negotiations, this government has released an ambitious consultation exercise under a Trade for All agenda. The desire to see progress saw over 200 people descend on Nelson early last week to attend Taonga Tuku Iho – a conference to mark 25 years since the commencement of the claim and to discuss how Māori want to engage with this government to seek a resolution to these important issues.Īt the same time the government is pursuing a new approach to trade policy. To date, there has been no formal government response. It has been seven years since Ko Aotearoa Tēnei was released, the Waitangi Tribunal report on the Wai 262 claim (also known as the intellectual property, or flora and fauna claim) recommending wide-ranging reforms to laws and policies affecting Māori culture and identity. Near the top of that list is a formal response to the report of the Waitangi Tribunal into the Wai 262 claim on Māori intellectual and cultural property rights. A large Māori caucus within the Labour party and the inclusion of the Greens in governing arrangements have created expectations within te ao Māori that some longstanding unresolved issues might finally be dealt with. One of the promises of the new government was a better relationship with Māori.
So why are we still waiting for the New Zealand government to respond? It has been 25 years since the commencement of the Wai 262 claim, and seven years since the Waitangi Tribunal’s Ko Aotearoa Tēnei report.
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