Census release on Te Whata important milestone for iwi data
Te Kāhui Raraunga and Stats NZ have taken an historic step in Aotearoa New Zealand's data landscape today with the release of 2023 Census Māori descent data on the iwi-designed and operated platform, Te Whata.
This is the first time census data has been released on a non-government-owned platform as part of a census release.
The milestone has been made possible under the Mana Ōrite Relationship agreement between the Data Iwi Leaders Group and Stats NZ.
“Sharing the release of 2023 Census data is an important step in the implementation of the Māori data governance model and highlights the positive outcomes that can be achieved through iwi-Crown partnerships. This marks a significant move forward in Māori data governance and management,” Te Kāhui Raraunga Chair, Rahui Papa says.
“Stats NZ has prioritised making Māori descent data available on Te Whata a part of the first release. We have worked closely with Te Kāhui Raraunga on the 2023 Census, because our aim is to help iwi and Māori access and use data about themselves. We look forward to replicating this model for the big data releases coming later in the year,” Government Statistician and Stats NZ Chief Executive, Mark Sowden says.
Te Whata, developed by Te Kāhui Raraunga (with support from Stats NZ in 2020), is a by iwi, for iwi data platform hosting relevant information and insights that can be harnessed by iwi Māori to identify areas for celebration, development, or intervention.
Te Whata was developed to allow iwi Māori to tell their own narratives according to their own priorities and world views. Te Whata displays data in a way that is meaningful and relevant to iwi Māori users. These insights form the foundation for iwi and Māori to have data-informed conversations with, and within, their communities.
“Collecting and hosting our data on an iwi data platform is a significant milestone in regaining mana motuhake over the data narrative about our people. It’s about using our stories and data to lead critical conversations with government, funders, and strategic partners,” Papa says.
“Today’s data release was helped by the successful rollout of Te Mana Whakatipu, a data capability build initiative that saw iwi lead census collections in three areas: Ōhua, Toitū Tairāwhiti, and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. The response to the census in their areas is a testament to their unique engagement and collection approach, as well as the leadership and support of Te Kāhui Raraunga and the Data Iwi Leaders Group.”
While designed for iwi, 2023 Census first release data on Te Whata is open and available to all New Zealanders for their use and benefit.
“We support and encourage everyone to use Te Whata. Data releases on Te Whata are a key part of the improvements for the 2023 Census, which better meets the needs of iwi Māori, and data users across all communities,” Sowden says.
He tohu huarahi nui whakahirahira te putanga tatauranga o Te Whata mō ngā raraunga ā-iwi
I tēnei rā i ekea tētahi taumata ingoa-nui e Te Kāhui Raraunga me Tatauranga Aotearoa i roto i ngā tātai kōrero mō ngā raraunga o Aotearoa, i te putanga o ngā raraunga uri Māori mai i te Tatauranga 2023 i tētahi pūhara nā ngā iwi i hoahoa, i whakahaere, e mōhiotia nei ko Te Whata.
Kātahi anō ka puta he raraunga tatauranga i tētahi pūhara ehara nō te kāwanatanga, hei wāhanga o tētahi putanga tatauranga.
I taea ai tēnei tohu huarahi te whakatutuki nā te kirimana Mana Ōrite i waenga i Te Rōpū Raraunga o ngā Kaihautū o ngā Iwi o te Motu me Tatauranga Aotearoa.
“He taumata hira te tohatoha i te putanga o ngā raraunga Tatauranga 2023 mō te whakatinanatanga o te tauira whakaruruhau raraunga Māori, ā, hei whakatairanga tēnei i ngā putanga pai ka taea rā roto i ngā kōtuitanga Māori ki te Karauna. Ka noho tēnei hei kōkiritanga whakamua nui mō te whakaruruhau me te whakahaere raraunga Māori," e ai ki te Tumuaki o Te Kāhui Raraunga, ki a Rahui Papa.
“Kua whakaraupapatia e Tatauranga Aotearoa te whakawāteatanga o ngā raraunga uri Māori ki mua, ki Te Whata. Kua mahi pipiri anō mātou me Te Kāhui Raraunga mō te Tatauranga 2023, nā te mea e whai ana mātou kia āwhinatia ngā iwi me ngāi Māori kia urutomo, kia whakamahi hoki i ngā raraunga mō rātou anō. E anga ana mātou ki te tuarua i tēnei tauira mō ngā putanga raraunga nunui hei ngā marama e heke mai nei,” e ai ki Te Kaitatau Kāwanatanga, te Kaiwhakahaere Matua hoki o Tatauranga Aotearoa, ki a Mark Sowden.
Ko tēnei mea ko Te Whata, nā Te Kāhui Raraunga i whakawhanake (me te tautoko a Tatauranga Aotearoa i te tau 2020), he pūhara raraunga nā ngā iwi, mā ngā iwi, e taurima nei i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā māramatanga ka taea te whakamahi e ngā iwi Māori hei tautohu i ngā wāhi hei whakanui, hei whakawhanake, hei hāpainga rānei.
I whakawhanaketia a Te Whata kia taea e ngā iwi te tāpae i ō rātou kōrero e ai ki ō rātou hiahia, me tō rātou titiro ki te ao. Ko tā Te Whata he whakaari raraunga i runga i ngā huarahi whai tikanga, hāngai hoki ki ngā kaiwhakamahi Māori e hāngai ana. Ka noho ēnei māramatanga hei tūāpapa mō ngā iwi Māori me te iwi Māori nui tonu kia kōrerorero i runga mō ngā raraunga ki ō rātou hapori, i roto hoki i aua hapori.
“He tohu huarahi nui te kohikohi me te taurima i ō mātou raraunga i tētahi pūhara raraunga ā-iwi hei tohu huarahi nui mō te noho anō ki a mātou te mana motuhake mō ngā pūrākau raraunga mō ō mātou iwi. He kōrero ēnei mō te whakamahi i ō mātou pūrākau, raraunga hoki hei arataki i ngā kōrerorero taketake ki te kāwanatanga, ki ngā kaiwhāngai moni, me ngā hoa kōtui rautaki," e ai ki a Rahui.
“I āwhinatia te putanga raraunga o tēnei rā e te horanga whai hua o Te Mana Whakatipu, tētahi kōkiri hanga pūmanawa i riro ai te mana kohikohi raraunga i ētahi rohe i ō reira iwi: i Ōhua, i Toitū Tairāwhiti, me Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. Ka noho te urupare ki te tatauranga i ō rātou rohe hei tohu mō te pai o tō rātou ara tuitui, ara mahi ahurei, waihoki ngā mahi hautū me te tautoko a Te Kāhui Raraunga me te Rōpū Raraunga o ngā Kaihautū o ngā Iwi o Te Motu.”
Ahakoa i hoahoatia mā ngā iwi, e wātea ana ngā raraunga putanga tuatahi o Tatauranga 2023 ki ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa, hei whakamahi, hei painga hoki mā rātou.
“E tautoko ana, e whakatenatena ana mātou i ngā tāngata katoa kia whakamahi i Te Whata. He wāhanga taketake ngā putanga raraunga i Te Whata o ngā whakapikinga mō Tatauranga 2023, e pai ake ai te whakatutukitanga o ngā hiahia o ngā iwi Māori me ngā kaiwhakamahi raraunga puta noa i ngā hapori maha,” e ai ki a Mark.
I whakatūria Te Kāhui Rauranga Charitable Trust i te tau 2019 hei kawe mahi mō Te Rōpū Raraunga o ngā Kaihautū o ngā Iwi o Te Motu, tētahi rōpū whāiti o Ngā Kaihautū o ngā iwi o Te Motu.
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