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Week 2 of 5

Who decides, and who gets a say?

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Session 1 · TRACE: Relationships

Everyone with a stake

  1. 10 minDemocratic values: in a talking circle, discuss fairness, equality, the rule of law, freedom to speak and government by consent. Why should a council listen to people who didn't vote for it?
  2. 20 minStakeholder map: for our live decision, map everyone affected: residents, young people, businesses, iwi and hapū, ratepayers, community groups. Who has power? Who is often left out?
  3. 15 minWays to be heard: sort real examples of submissions, petitions, hui, campaigns, letters to councillors, voting in local elections and peaceful protest. Which ones can someone your age use?
  4. 5 minKārearea asks one question: 'Whose voice is missing from your map, and how could you hear it?'

Session 2 · TRACE: Relationships

Pooling and sharing

  1. 10 minPapakāinga: read how whānau pool land and resources to build homes around a marae. Why might a group decide to manage money together rather than alone?
  2. 20 minPooling game: each group gets a small number of tokens. Alone, nobody can afford the 'community project'. Decide whether to pool, how to share the benefit fairly, and what rules you need.
  3. 15 minGroups that make money decisions: whānau, clubs, businesses, trusts, co-ops and councils. What shared values guide each one? Compare a business that aims for profit with a trust that aims to look after its people.
  4. 5 minAdd your group's pooling rules to the class wall.

Getting started

Use the stakeholder map template with six faces already drawn and a word bank of who they might be.

Stretch

Find out whether your council has Māori wards or a Māori advisory board, and how iwi are involved in its decisions.

Checkpoint

Each group has a stakeholder map for the live decision and can name three ways people can influence it.

Activities for this week

  • Pooling game: Why do groups sometimes manage money together?

Useful this week