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Our policy development process is flaxroots-led and equity-driven. We work to hear everyone’s voices and find consensus. We prioritise the leadership and voice of tangata whenua during policy development, including policy design, direction, and decision-making. When Te Rōpū Pounamu provides firm direction on any policy, we accept it as binding. In every full policy review, we seek Mātauranga Māori to expand our understanding of the problems involved and appropriate actions to take, and undertake Critical Tiriti Analysis of draft policy content.

The Green Party’s internal policies and practices are also Tiriti-based, including our co-leadership model. Te Rōpū Pounamu provides leadership in transforming Green Party internal policies and practices to align with tikanga Māori.