Listening to Papatuānuku: A Call to Reform Water Law

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Listening to Papatuānuku: A Call to Reform Water Law

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The recent legislative recognition of the Whanganui River as its own legal entity is acknowledgement of significant positive transformation for Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental laws. Enabling this new respectful engagement are modern Treaty of Waitangi reconciliation settlement statutes between the Crown and Māori. These settlements are endorsing Māori tribal visions for knowing and caring for Papatūānuku (our Earth mother) and reasserting a founding place for tikanga Māori (Māori law) to...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

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Article

Date created

2018

Creator

Ruru, Jacinta

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/8880

Related subjects

Environmental law / New Zealand / Tikanga Maori / Resource management law / Treaty of Waitangi

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