Agreement to work together

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Parties to this agreement

This Mahi Tahi agreement is made on 13 of June 2019

Between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission)

And Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Purpose

The overarching purpose of this agreement is to set in place a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship which benefits each party's own work programme and organisation's goals as well as giving effect to the vision of the Maihi Karauna which is the revitalisation of te reo Māori so that it becomes an everyday language and again resonates throughout New Zealand.

The immediate purpose of this agreement is to set out the strengths of each party's organisation and the opportunities that exist for a collaborative approach.

The legislative drivers, shared outcomes and strengths

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is a Crown Entity, established initially by the Māori Language Act 1987 and charged with the promotion and maintenance of te reo Māori as an official language of New Zealand Aotearoa. Recently Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori had its functions amended by the Ture mō Te Reo Māori Act 2016. This Act now includes the new additional function of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ‘to lead the coordination of the implementation of the Maihi Karauna’.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand formulates monetary policy to maintain price stability and promotes the maintenance of a sound and efficient financial system. A comprehensive and timely understanding of developments in the global and domestic financial markets is crucial to support the Bank's decision-making around these functions and its ability to continue to confidently produce New Zealand banknotes and coins for public consumption.

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori can assist the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to give effect to the Maihi Karauna as issued by the Minister for Māori Development under the Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has opportunities to increase the use, status and modern-day relevance of te reo Māori by way of its core business roles and responsibilities. This is of benefit to Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori particularly in terms of maintaining orthographical conventions, quality use of te reo Māori and possible research opportunities for and by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori that support the revitalisation of te reo Māori.

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Maihi Karauna and language planning across the public sector

Language planning by iwi, hapū, whānau and government agencies is not a new activity. However the resourcing of active and systematic support for the development, monitoring and implementation of language plans by state sector agencies and wider New Zealand is new.

Strategic planning for te reo Māori outcomes enables organisations to better coordinate resources and activities and sets a solid platform for state sector organisations to report their respective contribution to the revitalisation of te reo Māori as part of the Maihi Karauna.

The collation of monitoring and evaluation data will be managed via the language plan relationship. In the design stages, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori can actively support and guide the development of a strategy, plan and options for monitoring and evaluating to enable alignment with the Maihi Karauna. In the implementation and associated monitoring and evaluation phases, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will report data and information gained from its own standard monitoring and evaluation processes, noting that Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori will continue to provide support where requested.

Commitments

As a party to this Mahi Tahi agreement, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori agrees to:

• Provide regular advice and planning support at the strategic level to support the Reserve Bank of New Zealand;
• Collaborate on policy outcomes and aspirations for te reo Māori where possible;
• Provide technical expertise on a case by case basis;
• Provide language planning resources and support to assist the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to design, implement, monitor and evaluate their te reo Māori language plan;
• Work with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to register their respective language plan and help ensure that the actions set out within the language plan are sustainable for ongoing implementation, evaluation and review; and
• Collaborate on events of national significance and other initiatives as agreed.

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Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori also offers:

• The opportunity to collaborate on research projects of benefit for te reo Māori; and
• To share resources, networks and good practice that contribute to the aspirations of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

As a party to this Mahi Tahi agreement, The Reserve Bank of New Zealand agrees to:

• Use licensed translators for official publications and promotional material;
• Deposit new Māori words created as a result of translation work undertaken by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand directly or through third party contractors into He Putunga Kupu Hou;
• Agree to register a te reo Māori plan with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori;
• Agree to provide the relevant monitoring and evaluation data to enable Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori to report up progress on the Maihi Karauna; and
• Agree that Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori may share their language plan with others as an example of good practice.

Review

This agreement shall be initially reviewed after 12 months and then on a three-yearly basis.

Signed:

[Signature]

Adrian Orr – Governor
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Date: 13/06/2019

Signed:

[Signature]

Ngahiwi Apanui – Tumuaki
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Date: 13/06/2019