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Aurecon is committed to te ao Māori (Māori world view) and to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). Our commitment is to building Māori cultural capability and developing enduring partnerships with mana whenua and Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Māori values are part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s national identity – how we see ourselves and how the world views us. Te Tiriti is the foundation under which all of us work.
"Ehara taku toa I te toa takitahi, ēngari he toa takitini."
Success is not the work of one, but that of many.
In He Rautaki Māori, Aurecon outlines how we intend to bring Māori values to life within our business and in our interactions with Māori and the community. The strategy brings to life our anamata (vision) of how we as individuals, and as an organisation, can work together to achieve a contemporary and authentic response to te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in our business.
Watch this video to learn how Aurecon used He Rautaki Māori, in partnership with Warren & Mahoney and Ngāti Whatua Ōrākei, to deliver our award-winning Auckland office, Te Tihi.
He Rautaki Māori is an evolving and transformative journey to build our cultural capabilities and create meaningful relationships with Māori. Our Māori strategy brings together some of the culturally responsive work that already exists within the business and helps us build this capability further.
We are embedding He Rautaki Māori within Aurecon by focusing on four key areas:
Cultural confidence is about ensuring our people have the knowledge, skills and confidence to engage with respect to te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in meaningful and authentic ways. It focusses on building capability across Aurecon Aotearoa by embedding opportunities to learn and develop understanding of te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, so that cultural confidence grows at every level across the business.
Actions outlined in business operations are about embedding te ao Māori into Aurecon’s ways of working. It includes impact assessments that ensure the work we deliver reflects te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments in support of our Inclusion and Action plans.
Collective impact reflects Aurecon’s role in supporting communities and our responsibility to care for te taiao (the natural world). It encompasses our partnerships, sponsorships, and relationships. It also includes embedding inclusion and diversity and delivering Māori outcomes that create tangible benefits for Aotearoa New Zealand.
We deliver excellence for our clients while embedding Māori outcomes in our work and strengthening trust and partnerships with iwi and Māori businesses. This approach reflects our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and our aspiration to work authentically with Māori.
A great example of including this is Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway Alliance, which won the Mātauranga Māori (Small-Medium Organisation) category of the 2021 Diversity Works NZ Awards for its unique approach to partnering with Iwi and commitment to embedding Te ao Māori (Māori world view) throughout project delivery.
The project is a 11.5 km highway currently under construction in the lower North Island of New Zealand to replace the section of State Highway 3 running through the Manawatū Gorge that was closed indefinitely due to ongoing large landslips. The new highway route traverses the Ruahine Ranges through culturally significant landscape.
In an historic ‘first’ for Aotearoa, the five Iwi who have a connection to the area (Rangitāne o Manawatū, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a-Rua, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua, Te Runanga o Raukawa Ngāti Raukawa and Nga Kaitiaki ō Ngāti Kauwhata) are partners in the delivery Alliance alongside Aurecon, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, HEB Construction, Fulton Hogan and WSP.
"Being part of the partnership journey has been a fantastic experience and shows what can be achieved by embracing Whakawhānaungatanga and working together as one."
Tim Watterson, Head of Projects, New Zealand
A further example is the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme, where we developed strong relationships with Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Mana Whenua partners for public transport and state highway improvements.
Wellington’s transport system is approaching capacity, and without major changes, it will start to undermine the liveability and culture that is the city’s great strength. The Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme sets out to transform Wellington’s transport network, with the project focusing on options for mass rapid transit, major roading improvements and better walking and cycling connections.
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