'The Bridge'), also called the Office for Māori Crown Relations, is a public service departmental agency in New Zealand.

Established in 2018 by the 52nd New Zealand Parliament, it oversees the government's work with Māori as part of the Crown-Māori relations portfolio.

[1][2][3] The portfolio mandate was established after a public engagement process in 2018 led by the former Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, Kelvin Davis where twenty hui (meetings) around New Zealand were held, attended by 1600 people, and 227 written or online submissions were received.

While the previous Labour Government had allocated the agency NZ$12 million in 2023, this was not enough to cover its operating expenses including fees for settling Treaty of Waitangi claims.

In response, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said that the Government "has given us a really loud message that it doesn't see itself having a contemporary relationship with iwi (tribes) post-settlement."