Today marks a historic change for Mori tertiary institutions, with Wnanga able to self-determine how they operate for the first time. Wnanga will now be able to choose to remain a bespoke Crown entity Wnanga or convert to a non-Crown entity Wnanga in which they will be accountable to iwi, hap or another Mori organisation while retaining some Crown accountability. "This framework has taken many years. But it is an important and positive reflection of the relationship between the Crown and Wnanga and acknowledges how Wnanga differ from other tertiary institutions," Associate Minister of Education Kelvin Davis said. This new framework has been designed in collaboration with Te Wnanga o Aotearoa, Te Wnanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wnanga o Awanuirangi and the Ministry of Education and provides for new administrative settings for Wnanga that are fit-for-purpose, and recognise their unique role, functions, purposes, and contributions to the tertiary education sector. "Wnanga have