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Heather Came & Associates are pleased to announce Te Kawenata Tapu (The Sacred Covenant), our new self-directed e-learning course on Tiriti-based practice is now open for subscribers. This peer-reviewed course was co-designed by Dr Heather Came and Grant Berghan and consists of eight modules – one on colonisation and decolonisation, one on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the remaining six focused on the five elements of the Māori text. Subscribers receive six months' access to the

Tiriti organisations journeys range from local relational place-based arrangements through to the complex experiences of national organisations. Te Tiriti was negotiated between the Crown and hapū but there is nothing that prevents proactive engagement with honourable kāwanatanga at any level. As part of a Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden grant our team is currently studying how we can prepare the kāwanatanga sphere for Matike Mai inspired constitutional transformation. On

The Crown’s approach to the disability has long been a monocultural project that prioritises bureaucratic convenience over the inherent mana of tāngata whaikaha as showcased. Our recent paper, (based on evidence presented at the WAI 2619 Waitangi Tribunal Māori disability claim) in Wicazō sa Review provides some robust critical analysis and some practical pathways forward. To move forward, we must confront colonial ableism, a term coined by Gary Williams and Ruth Jones to de