Creating our own prosperity – human rights from a Tainui perspective

Te Aho, L. (2007) Central to this paper is the prophetic saying of Tāwhiao, the second Māori King, that describes a future dream of prosperity for his people. If one is to provide a Tainui perspective,1 it is necessary to set the scene by outlining, albeit briefly, an explanation of the Kīngitanga, the King Movement. The […]
Ka Māpuna: Towards a rangatiratanga framework for the governance of waterways

Martin, Betsan; Te Aho, Linda 2021 Rangatiratanga is the navigational courseforthis research, the aspiration that guides a frameworkfor thegovernance which, in respect ofwaterways and Te Taiao secures mauri, ecosystem health, and water for domestic and commercial use. Rangatiratanga encompasses mana whakahaeredecision-making throughout all relevantgovernance systems. In respect of resource governance, this needs to be achieved […]
ResponsAbility Law and Governance for Living Well with the Earth

Martin, Betsan, editor.; Te Aho, Linda, editor.; Humphries-Kil, Maria, editor. 2018 ResponsAbility challenges conventional thinking about our governance and legal frameworks. The cross-currents of persisting, established worldviews, knowledge systems, institutions, law and forms of governance are now at odds with future-facing innovations designed to help societies transition to both low-carbon economies and social equity. This book […]
Indigenous Peoples’ and Freshwater: Rights to Govern?

Ruru, Jacinta. “Indigenous Peoples’ and Freshwater: Rights to Govern?.” J Ruru,“Indigenous Peoples’ and freshwater: rights to govern (2009): 10-13. The extent of Indigenous peoples’ rights to govern, manage and even own freshwater is a topical issue in many countries. It is definitely hot in Aotearoa New Zealand. The University of Otago, in association with funding […]
Contemporary Issues in Maori Law and Society the Tangled Web of Treaty Settlements Emissions Trading, Central North Island Forests, and the Waikato River

2008 Aniwaniwa is the title of an elite art exhibition selected for display at the Venice Biennale in 2007. Central to the work is the theme of submersion, as a metaphor for cultural loss. The name was chosen because it evokes the blackness of deep waters, storm clouds, a state of bewilderment, and a sense of disorientation as one […]
Translocation of hihi Notiomystis cincta to Maungatautari, a mainland reserve protected by a predator-exclusion fence, Waikato, New Zealand

John G. Ewen1*, Kevin A. Parker2 , Kate Richardson3,1, Doug Armstrong3 & Chris Smuts-Kennedy4 2011 In March 2009, 79 hihi (stitchbird) Notiomystis cincta were translocated from Tiritiri Matangi and Little Barrier (Hauturu) Islands to Maungatautari, a 3,255 ha New Zealand mainland reserve with a predator (exotic mammals) exclusion fence. Genetic management, by mixing founders from […]
Contemporary Issues in Maaori Law and Society

2005 This article is the first of what is hoped to be a regular feature in the Waikato Law Review reviewing and commenting upon significant recent developments in Māori law and society. It is not intended to be an exhaustive review; but rather it explores a select range of diverse issuesconcerning Māori law and society that arose […]
Waterways, Governance, Rangatiratanga Research Discussion Paper

6 November 2020 Wai hōpuapua e mimiti Ko te Wai-a-Rona He manawa ā whenua, e kore e mimiti Pools of water may evaporate The waters of Rona Spring from the earth and will never disappear -Kīngi Tāwhiao VIEW
Interactions between freshwater mussels and non-native species

Moore, T. P. (2020). Biological invasions contribute to ecosystem change globally, with a disproportionate and intensified impact in freshwaters. This process is exacerbated in modified systems such as hydrogeneration reservoirs that promote favourable conditions for non-native species proliferation. One of the major threats from non-native species is the introduction of novel interactions that may be […]
Tupuna Awa: People and Politics of the Waikato River

Marama Muru-Lanning (2016) Do Māori own the water? If they don’t, who does? Can, in fact, water be owned? And if not, how do different groups describe their relationship with water and how does that language matter? Marama Muru-Lanning explores these questions in Tupuna Awa by examining the people and politics of the Waikato River. […]