The Commissioner has three pou.
- To represent the interests of Māori Landowners and advocate on their behalf.
- To support the establishment of the World Indigenous Carbon Foundation – to support indigenous peoples promoting the value of their world views in helping their governments meet their climate change targets.
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To advocate for the value of the Māori World view in meeting Aotearoa climate change targets in particular the concepts of whakapapa, mauri and utu that underpin whānau hapū responsibilities to the natural world.