Te Arawhiti

The Office for Māori Crown Relations
Crown Entity overview
Formed	January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Preceding agencies	Office of Treaty Settlements Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Team Settlement Commitments Unit Crown/Māori Relations Unit
Type	Departmental Agency
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	Justice Centre, 19 Aitken St, Wellington, New Zealand
Minister responsible	Tama Potaka, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti
Crown Entity executive	Lil Anderson
Child agencies	Te Kāhui Whakatau (Treaty Settlements) Te Kāhui Takutai Moana (Marine and Coastal Area) Te Kāhui Whakamana (Settlement Commitments) Te Kāhui Hīkina (Māori Crown Relations)
Website	www.tearawhiti.govt.nz

Te Arawhiti ("The Bridge"), also called the Office for Māori Crown Relations, is a public service departmental agency in New Zealand. Established in 2018 by the 52nd New Zealand Parliament, it oversees the government's work with Māori as part of the Crown-Māori relations portfolio. Its creation included consolidating several existing government units and offices into the agency, including the Crown/Māori Relations Unit, the Office of Treaty Settlements, Takutai Moana Team and the Settlement Commitments Unit.^[1][2][3]

History

The portfolio mandate was established after a public engagement process in 2018 led by the former Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, Kelvin Davis where twenty hui (meetings) around New Zealand were held, attended by 1600 people, and 227 written or online submissions were received.^[4]