Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with Johnson McKay

Understanding and Honouring Te Tiriti.

Te Tiriti holds the potential to shape and inspire an Aotearoa where Maori and non-Maori partner together to enhance the mana of our people and place. However since the signing of Te Tiriti, it has been ignored and denied.

So how do we all play a meaningful role in a cultural movement that benefits all New Zealanders? This workshop covers the following key topics.

History & Context

History and context for Te Tiriti
Cultural concepts that inform a Maori view of Te Tiriti (tino rangatiratanga, mana, taonga etc)
What Te Tiriti says and what it envisaged
Impacts of Colonisation and how breaches of Te Tiriti cause present challenges
History and context for Te Tiriti

Te ao Maori principles and perspectives that inform how Te Tiriti can advance Maori cultural and social aspiration.

Movements happening within community, business and government to honour Te Tiriti
Case studies on how to develop a Te Tiriti strategy for your organisation
Contemporary challenges and examples of solutions
The role of te reo Maori and tikanga Maori in upholding Maori cultural perspectives into the future of Aotearoa.

About the facilitator

Johnson McKay

Tēnā koutou e ngā hau e whā,

E mihi kau ana au ki te tai rāwhiti, mai i te one o Te Māhia Mai Tawhiti ki te tihi o maunga Hikurangi, ara, ko te whenua kura o ōku tīpuna. Nō Ngāti Porou rāua ko Ngāti Rongomaiwahine ahau. Ka rere atu āku mihi ki te tai hauāuru, ki te āhuru mōwai o ōku tuupuna nō Ngāti Mahuta e noho ana i ngā pikopiko o te awa Waikato. E ngā mātāwaka, ngā iwi, ngā whānau whanui, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Kia ora everyone. I am the Founder and Creative Strategist at Ira, an agency I started back in 2005. In that time, we have worked across a wide portfolio of clients, from Air New Zealand and Auckland Tourism, to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Coca Cola brands. Our work has been recognised by the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards for work across Chelsea Sugar, McDonalds and Māori Television. We’ve also received awards and recognition from The Māori Language Commission (Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori) for work to normalise and revitalise te reo Māori on our design practise.

My passion is authentic narratives, told in compelling and emotionally engaging ways and we bring that lens to every client project. I gain a strong source of inspiration and meaning from Aotearoa: our nature, our people, our native language, art and values.

Like most New Zealanders, my identity is a mix of influences. From my American mother, to my father, who grew up in Māhia, to my love of hip hop and basketball culture, to my religious and cultural values. That fluid mix is my bridge to the minds and hearts of diverse people and why I have created this workshop. It’s a space for everyone, of all cultures to come and create their bridge to Māori values, culture, language and art forms. Bring your diverse influences with you and leave being added to through the richness of Te Ao Māori.

Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai nei ki tēnei wānanga.

Karawhiua!