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How
- A Step-by-Step Guide to the Te Arotūriki Process - CONTINUED
STEP 1 - Is this proposal of significance and/or controversial to Māori?
Deciding what is of significance to Māori is one of the key decisions you will have to make when preparing your application. Obviously iwi/Māori are in the best position to advise on this but to get you started, look through the checklist to make an initial assessment about the significance of your research proposal to Māori.
There is no magic number of outcomes that need to be affected in order for your application to be regarded as significant to iwi/Māori. Where there are likely to be significant effects, both the local Māori and ERMA New Zealand will need more information. This means you will normally need to consult (either write to, or meet with) iwi/Māori to determine their views on the nature and extent of any effects. You should also see this as an opportunity to talk about benefits of the research and how you might involve Māori.
We recommend that you summarise why your proposal is of signficance to Māori in the relevant section of the Consultation Plan which can be found here.
STEP 2 - Does your organisation/company already have a functional relationship with Māori entities?
We recommend that you summarise which entities your organisation has relationships with, in the relevant section of the Consultation Plan which can be found here.
STEP 3 - Should you involve a facilitator to help?
We recommend you write the details and contact information of your chosen Māori Intermediary or facilitator in the relevant section of the Consultation Plan which can be found here.
STEP 4 - What is the nature and purpose of your research?
It will be necessary to provide the Māori entity you are meeting with, an overview of your research. Undoubtedly you would have prepared other summaries of your research proposal (eg for funding bodies or for other key stakeholders). We recommend that you use the following template as it will guide you to providing the information that Māori are most likely to be interested in.
We recommend you write the file names of your resesarch proposal, and summarise any other information relating to the proposal (like confidentiality issues, etc) in the relevant section of the Consultation Plan which can be found here.
STEP 5 - How does your proposed research relate to Māori values?
We recommend that after your discussion with your Māori Intermediary or or someone with knowledge in Mātauranga Māori to guide you, you make some preliminary notes about your conversations. Remember that it is not for you, or the Intermediary to say what the real issues will be, only those you are consulting with can define those – but this may be a useful to summarise any general thoughts of values that will need consideration in revised versions of the proposal. The Consultation Plan can be found here.
STEP 6 - Do you need to modify proposal?
By now, you have taken the time to think about your proposal, not purely from a research point of view, but how you imagine that Māori might view it. Remember that the Mana whenua you will be consulting with, will be giving up their time to come and talk to you about your proposal – how is it likely to be perceived by them and what are the risks and benefits for Māori?
Are there any avenues for Māori involvement (eg in research, student projects, information booklets, workshops, open days, information forums, follow up meetings).
In your proposal, show evidence that you have thought about how researchers involved in the proposal plan to care for the environment and people while respecting Māori’s right to do so.
We recommend you show your proposal to other Māori science, technical or support staff you may have in your organisation with a request for them to view and interpret it from a Māori world view. Record any ideas you have about avenues for involving Māori in your research in your Consultation Plan can be found here.
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