NgДЃti Kahungunu Iwi Chairman, Ngahiwi Tomoana in nominating Moana, said вЂњMoana is a quiet and humble man who has turned down offers of honours and public recognition of achievements.

He has supported and mentored young MДЃori lawyers, provided advice and training to many people working for government departments and iwi organisations. Moana is in demand as a keynote speaker at conferences and Waitangi Tribunal and court hearings for his expertise in international human rights, tino rangatiratanga and social justice. He led the Working Group that was tasked with putting the draft together. Moana helped shape the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It is a core text for law students in Aotearoa and continues to provide hope for a fairer future for MДЃori and all New Zealanders. In 2016, Moana led a team that produced вЂњMatike Mai,вЂќ a blueprint for Constitutional Transformation. This knowledge enabled New Zealanders to protest and bring international attention to the contemporary colonisation practices of our governments. MoanaвЂ™s occasional papers during the Fiscal Envelope (1994) and Foreshore and Seabed (2004/5) legislative changes helped us understand how governments restricted the rights of MДЃori. This report was the product of interviews with hundreds of people speaking of the justice system and its impact on whДЃnau and was written during his tenure as Director of He Kaiwhakamarama I Nga Ture (the MДЃori legal service). His report, вЂњHe Whaipaanga HouвЂќ published in 1988, was ahead of its time, providing solutions to help shape the criminal justice system so that it works fairly for MДЃori and for all New Zealanders. He was also counsel for the Bougainville Interim Government during the Bougainville peace process. He was a judge on the International Tribunal of Indigenous Rights in Hawaii in 1993 and again in Canada in 1995. He is an expert in Te Tiriti, indigenous rights, tikanga, law and history and uses his skills as an educator, motivator, facilitator and advocate to help all people understand colonisation and the impact it has had on Aotearoa. Throughout his life, he has demonstrated outstanding leadership in helping whДЃnau, hapu and iwi make decisions about their development. Moana is from NgДЃti Kahungunu and NgДЃti Porou iwi.

Te Whare Pukenga, acknowledges the skills, knowledge and actions that have had an impact at a national level, for MДЃori and all communities. The National Iwi Chairs Forum established the award recognising the outstanding contributions made by MДЃori to strengthen whДЃnau, hapu and iwi. On, the National Iwi Chairs forum conferred the inaugural Te Whare Pukenga award to Dr Te Moana Nui a Kiwa Jackson (Moana Jackson) for his outstanding contributions as an advocate, facilitator and educator for Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Human Rights and social justice.

Press Release: for immediate release вЂ“ National Iwi Chairs ForumДr Moana Jackson recognised for his national contributions to whanau, hapu and iwi with the inaugural presentation of Te Whare Pukenga award by the National Iwi Chairs Forum.

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