This covenant envisioned the relationship of equals, a partnership that would enrich Aotearoa. Rangatiratanga and kāwanatanga must be working together based on a relationship of respect, partnership, and goodwill for the betterment of people, tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti. The only way this nation can work is where tangata whenua assert our right to tino rangatiratanga, our self-determination, our governance, and our self-sufficiency.