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- Title
PROVIDING FOR RĀHUI IN THE LAW OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND.
- Authors
WHEEN, NICOLA; RURU, JACINTA
- Abstract
In considering how rāhui--a mark that warns against trespass, and a key concept in Māori culture--has been adopted and defined in the legislation of Aotearoa New Zealand, this article reveals that this device has been used exclusively for the conservation of natural resources. Sometimes, rāhui is described in traditional terms as a device for those with Māori authority to employ, but often it is defined as a device for government or statutory agencies or decision-makers to employ. In this latter sense, the legislation effectively erodes the tino rangatiratanga 'self-determination' of those with mana whenua 'authority'. Nevertheless, the mere persistence of references to rāhui in even modern day legislation reflects the enduring flexibility and adaptability of this concept in resource management today.
- Subjects
MUTTON Bird Islands (N.Z.); NEW Zealand; MAORI (New Zealand people) -- Social life &; customs; TRESPASS -- Law &; legislation; NATURAL resources; MAORI (New Zealand people); TRESPASS; CONSERVATION of natural resources; WRITTEN communication
- Publication
Journal of the Polynesian Society, 2011, Vol 120, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
0032-4000
- Publication type
Article