Deliberative Democracy and Water Management in New Zealand: a Critical Approach to Collaborative Governance and Co-Management Initiatives

Pirsoul, Nicolas; Armoudian, Maria

doi:10.1007/s11269-019-02400-x

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“…The ways in which Indigenous communities engage with water governance varies from country to country and regionally within nations. Leading and participating in various forms of water governance (including e-flows) can play an important role in selfdetermination (von der Porten and de Loë, 2013; Pirsoul and Armoudian, 2019). Because of the importance of context-based approaches for Indigenous inclusion, we do not make specific recommendations for their role in the e-flows process.…”

Section: Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Community is often the focal point of engagement programs in natural resources management, and it is widely recognized that community support is critical for the sustained success of e-flows programs (Horne et al, 2017;Allan and Watts, 2018;Watts et al, 2020). However, when poorly executed, these attempts can become tokenistic, and shallow engagement can harm the longterm success of flows programs (Conallin et al, 2017;Pirsoul and Armoudian, 2019). The definition of community is often left amorphous but can be broadly defined as individuals and groups who live or work locally and have a stake in the decision-making process.…”

Section: Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Purposeful Stakeholder Engagement for Improved Environmental Flow Outcomes

Mussehl

Horne

Webb

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Rivers are dynamic social-ecological systems that support societies and ecosystems in a multitude of ways, giving rise to a variety of user groups and competing interests. Environmental flows (e-flows) programs developed to protect riverine environments are often conceived by water managers and researchers. This is despite continued calls for increased public participation to include local communities and Indigenous peoples in the development process. Failure to do so undermines social legitimacy and program effectiveness. In this paper, we describe how adaptive management of e-flows allows an opportunity to incorporate a diversity of stakeholder views through an iterative process. However, to achieve this, stakeholder engagement must be intentionally integrated into the adaptive management cycle. Stakeholder engagement in e-flows allows for the creation of a shared understanding of a river and opens collaborative and innovative management strategies that address multiple axes of uncertainty. Here, we describe a holistic framework that unifies current participatory engagement attempts and existing technical methods into a complete strategy. The framework identifies the primary steps in an e-flows adaptive management cycle, describes potential roles of various stakeholders, and proposes potential engagement tools. Restructuring e-flows methods to adequately include stakeholders requires a shift from being driven by deliverables, such as reports and flow recommendations, to focusing on people-oriented outcomes, such as continuous learning and fostering relationships. While our work has been placed in the context of e-flows, the intentional integration of stakeholder engagement in adaptive management is pertinent to natural resources management generally.

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Section: Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Purposeful Stakeholder Engagement for Improved Environmental Flow Outcomes

Mussehl

Horne

Webb

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…The diverse array of co‐governance and co‐design experimentations across the country could bridge the divide between the Treaty partners (Fisher & Parsons, 2020; Harris, 2015; Maxwell, Awatere, Ratana, Davies, & Taiapa, 2020; Pirsoul & Armoudian, 2019). Recognising opportunities for co‐governance remains key.…”

Section: Tikanga Rua Biculturalism In Spatial Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Contemporary co‐design, co‐governance and co‐management practices demonstrate various interfaces that seek to expand participatory and collaborative planning, with a deeper degree of contribution from communities. In the context of Aotearoa New Zealand, it is relevant to articulate Māori and Western knowledge streams (Pirsoul & Armoudian, 2019; Ruru & Kohu‐Morris, 2020; Wheen & Hayward, 2016). Co‐design was introduced in information and technology in the 1990s, with a rapid uptake in architecture, design, and media (Kofinas, 2009; Sanders & Stappers, 2014; Somerville & Nino, 2007).…”

Section: Ngā Mātāpono E Rua: Stories Of Co‐creation For Bicultural Spatial Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA), government agencies are required to take the Treaty into account in decision‐making processes (Kapua, 2007; Palmer, 2018; Pirsoul & Armoudian, 2019; Whangapirita, Awatere, & Nikora, 2003). However, rather than collaborating with tangata whenua, these agencies have traditionally favoured procedural approaches that end at the point of consultation, rather than fostering true discussion and collaboration (Howard‐Wagner, Bargh, & Altamirano‐Jiménez, 2018).…”

Section: Whakaurunga: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ngā Mātāpono e Rua: Stories of co‐creation for bicultural spatial governance in Aotearoa New Zealand

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This article shares lessons for spatial governance in Aotearoa New Zealand in the context of the Treaty of Waitangi. It reports on research into co‐creation pathways that supported bicultural spatial governance inclusive of whānau and local communities in the Waimakariri and Rotorua Districts. In alignment with three Treaty principles, local tikanga, unique to the two places, informed the methodological framework for bicultural spatial governance. Despite some commonalities, the two case studies reveal distinctive perspectives that resonate differently across Aotearoa New Zealand, underscoring the importance of co‐creation for biculturalism. We consider the implications for biculturalism across a range of spatial contexts and for debates about decolonising governance.

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Transforming River Governance: The Co-Governance Arrangements in the Waikato and Waipaˉ Rivers

Parsons

Fisher

Crease

2021

Decolonising Blue Spaces in the Anthropocene

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Around the world, many societies are trying to create and apply apparatuses that recognise Indigenous interests in freshwater systems. Such policies and strategies often acknowledge Indigenous peoples’ rights and values they attached to specific waterways, and take the form of new legal agreements which are directed at reconciling diverse worldviews, values, and ways of life within particular environments. In this chapter we review one such arrangement: the co-governance arrangements between the Māori iwi (tribe) Ngāti Maniapoto and the New Zealand (Government) to co-govern and co-manage the Waipā River. We analysis where the new governance arrangements are enabling Ngāti Maniapoto to achieve environmental justice and find substantive faults most notably distributive inequities, lack of participatory parity, and inadequate recognition of Māori governance approaches.

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Deliberative Democracy and Water Management in New Zealand: a Critical Approach to Collaborative Governance and Co-Management Initiatives

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Purposeful Stakeholder Engagement for Improved Environmental Flow Outcomes

Purposeful Stakeholder Engagement for Improved Environmental Flow Outcomes

Ngā Mātāpono e Rua: Stories of co‐creation for bicultural spatial governance in Aotearoa New Zealand

Transforming River Governance: The Co-Governance Arrangements in the Waikato and Waipaˉ Rivers

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