Te Kāhui a Kiwa—Advancing Indigenous self determination and wellbeing through trade and can the CPTPP help

Abstract

This report provides an interim account of a conference held in Hamilton on 28-29 June 2023 called Te Kāhui a Kiwa—Advancing Indigenous self-determination and wellbeing through trade and can the CPTPP help. The conference was hosted by the University of Waikato, working collaboratively with Ngā Toki Whakarururanga, with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Manatū Aorere). University kaumātua (elder) Koro Taki Turner gifted the conference its name. Kāhui refers to an assembly of stars or in this case, people, while Kiwa is short for Te Moana nui a Kiwa—the great ocean of Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean