In August, New Zealand Police presented on their initiative Te Pae Oranga, a social services commissioning partnership between New Zealand Police and Māori community organisations.
The initiative aims to provide communities with:
• a supported resolution
• an alternative to prosecution for eligible offences and
• reduce overrepresentation of Māori in prisons.
Te Pae Oranga means the place where you will sit, you will speak, you will be listened to, and you will be made well.
During the session, the presenters explored Māori justice concepts of tikanga and restorative justice practices. They spoke about the procurement strategy they’ve applied for the programme to drive strategic initiatives and strengthened relationships with iwi.
Partnerships are key to the success of the programme. Everything else sits and moves on the relationship that Police have with local iwi and partner providers. “Relationships and mana are so integral for the success of Te Pae Oranga. Relationships are the vehicle and the contract is the reference point for the Kaupapa of Te Pae Oranga.” Inspector Will Black, NZ Police.
In September, Tod Cooper, the 2024 winner of the CIPS Australia and New Zealand Procurement Leader of the Year award, delved into what makes a good procurement leader. Tod shared candidly about his career across the public and private sectors. He discussed his career ups and downs and what he has learnt along the way about leadership.
Tod highlighted the importance of having courage, being authentic and that it’s okay to fail.
“It's up to you, as an individual, to manage yourself and your careers, look at others around you, emulate what you think is good and what resonates with you and again, take notice of other people. And when other people fail, how do they bounce back from that? I think that's really important too.”
To watch either of these sessions and previous Knowledge Hours, head to the Hīkina video library.
