The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) embraces te Tiriti o Waitangi and works to improve the health status of all peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand through participation in health and social policy development.
NZNO’s mission statement undertakes to work in accordance with te Tiriti o Waitangi, to uphold this obligation requires NZNO to comply with Māori tikanga and kawa. Te Poari and Kaumātua and Kuia are significant in facilitating this process.