Cultural Wellbeing Strategy for Waitakere - Auckland Council

THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION CONTINUEDDiwali Festival participantRotunda, Te Atatu PeninsulaSECTION TWO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONSEVEN STRATEGIC PATHWAYSAND ACTION AREASPATHWAY 1: IMPROVE COUNCIL’S UNDERSTANDINGOF HOW IT CAN BEST CONTRIBUTE TO CULTURALWELLBEING AND A SENSE OF BELONGINGAction areas1. Improve cultural planning and research capacity2. Work alongside cultural leaders, agencies and institutionsto support belonging and cultural wellbeing3. Recognise and support leadership roles in diversecommunity groups4. Ensure demographic profi les capture changing culturalaspirations, needs and issues fully5. Develop and implement a cultural impact assessment toolPATHWAY 2: SUPPORT MAORI ASPIRATIONS ANDPROMOTE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL ANDENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF MAORI PEOPLEAction Areas1. Support the establishment of a mana whenua marae forTe Kawerau a Maki and a community marae at Te Atatu2. Support the establishment of the region’s fi rst maraebasedtertiary institution, Te Whare Wananga o HoaniWaititi3. Recognise and support the leadership role of te iwi Maoriin their relationship with the Council4. Grow and sustain Maori leadership5. Provide opportunities for Maori self governance andrepresentation on decision making bodiesPATHWAY 3: PROMOTE POSITIVE CULTURALINTERACTION, ACCEPTANCE, UNDERSTANDING ANDEXPRESSION OF CULTURAL PRACTICESAction Areas1. Support an environment in which individuals can beempowered, respected and have equal opportunity to besecure in their identity2. Facilitate opportunities for intercultural interaction andexpression (e.g. iconic events, markets, programmes,language nests, faith based institutions)3. Support learning about culture, including through events,language, stories, music, arts, cultural protocols andcustoms, and food4. Actively support and where appropriate, provide positivemigrant and refugee settlement and integration into thecommunities of Waitakere5. Raise awareness of the importance of cultural diversityand preservation of culture6. Regularly monitor and report on attitudes towards culturalinteraction, acceptance and understandingPATHWAY 4: ENSURE COUNCIL PLANNING, SERVICESAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSESREFLECT CULTURAL NEEDSAction Areas1. Ensure Council staff refl ect the City’s diversity2. Provide intercultural awareness training for Council staff3. Ensure community engagement processes and tools arecreative, refl ect diversity and inform policy, planning andresponsive service delivery4. Explore and support the provision of digital arts andcultural infrastructure22 BEST FOR THE WEST - CULTURAL WELLBEING STRATEGY FOR WAITAKERE