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Rāhui and Conservation? Māori Voices in the Nineteenth Century Niupepa Māori (2017)

Hēmi Whaanga (Author)
Priscilla M. Wehi (Author)

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Volume: 47
Issue: 1
Pages: 100-106

URI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2016.1252408

DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2016.1252408

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In the Māori worldview, humans are linked directly to flora and fauna through whakapapa (ancestry). As such, conservation can be expressed, not in terms of preserving ‘otherness’, but in terms of sustaining ‘us-ness’—our very selfhood, and our relationships and interactions with nature. We investigated the shifting discourse on the use of ‘rāhui’ (prohibition, restriction) and conservation-related words in nineteenth century New Zealand using material from the early Māori newspapers (niupepa). Our search revealed numerous uses of ‘rāhui’ but very few uses of ‘kaitiakitanga’ (guardianship, stewardship) or conservation in discussion of resources. The discourse included concerns around legislation, land alienation and land loss, that all impact rangatiratanga (authority, autonomy, chieftainship) and the kincentric relationship with nature.

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