Statistics NZ released the discussion document Towards a Māori Statistics Framework.
Led by Māori Policy Manager and Statistician Whetumarama Wereta and informed by Statistics NZ’s Māori Reference Group, the paper called for Māori statistics in the official statistics system to be developed to suit Māori rights and needs. The paper proposed a Māori Statistics Framework with indicators identified from Māori aspirations. The paper was presented to the 2006 UN Forum held to discuss Indigenous Peoples and Indicators of Wellbeing. The Māori Statistics Framework is the basis of much official statistics Māori data development work today.[i]