Kukutai, TahuMcIntosh, TDurie, MBoulton, AFoster, MHutchings, JMark-Shadbolt, MMoewaka Barnes, HMoko-Mead, TTPaine, S-JPitama, SRuru, J2024-02-162024-02-162021-04-28978-0-473-57159-7https://hdl.handle.net/10289/16478This paper examines the interface between science and policymaking and calls for a policy approach that is enabled by, and responsive to, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Mātauranga Māori. For a science sector to have its greatest reach and impact for all citizens, it must demonstrate relevance, accessibility and inclusion. In Aotearoa, there has been concern about the exclusion of Māori and Pacific expertise from science advice and key decision-making roles. Te Tiriti offers a powerful framework for connecting systems and communities of knowledge in ways that are mutually beneficial and future focused.application/pdfen© 2021 The Authors. This research report has been published online by Ngã Pae o te Mãramatanga (NPM), www.maramatanga.co.nz. Used with permission.Report