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Whaia te Mana Māori Whakahaere Tōtika ki Tangaroa – in pursuit of Māori governance jurisdiction models over marine resources

We explored and developed innovative governance tools for the marine environment while enhancing relationships between Māori, the Government and industry.

Project LeaderDurationBudget
Robert Joseph (University of Waikato)September 2017 – July 2019$530,000

Overview

Our aim was to co-develop and produce research on 21st century Māori governance jurisdiction models, frameworks and best practices, to support EBM for our marine resources that is consistent with Māori tikanga and mātauranga.

Māori governance jurisdiction describes the right and responsibility of Māori to govern themselves; to make decisions for the future; and to exercise a full range of political and legal power and authority over their people, land and resources including marine resources. There are several forms of jurisdiction that are relevant to the governance of marine resources:

  • Regulatory jurisdiction – the regulation of health and safety standards, customary rights, zoning and environmental hazards.
  • Territorial jurisdiction – the authority to enact laws and regulations that apply solely within a specified territory.
  • Personal jurisdiction – the authority to pass laws in relation to particular persons due to characteristics of those persons.
  • Subject matter jurisdiction – the authority to pass laws on specified subjects, e.g. customary fishing rights and customary marine title.

Co-Development Partners

This project is a collaboration between the University of Waikato Te Mata Hautū Taketake Māori and Indigenous Governance Centre (MIGC) and Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui (Top of the South Island) Māori groups in the Tasman and Golden Bays area.

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Project proposal

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Location

This is a national project.

Tools & Resources

This project has produced or contributed to:

The Treaty, tikanga Māori, ecosystem-based management, mainstream law and power sharing for environmental integrity in Aotearoa New Zealand - possible ways forward
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This report focuses on analysing EBM through the incorporation of mātauranga and tikanga Māori and power sharing through Treaty partnerships over the marine and coastal estate Joseph R, Rakena M, Jones MTK, Sterling R, Rakena C (2019)
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Stemming the colonial environmental tide: shared Māori governance jurisdiction and ecosystem-based management over the marine and coastal seascape in Aotearoa New Zealand – possible ways forward
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Joseph R, Rakena M, Te Kuini Jones M, Takuira J, Te Tai M and Rakena C.
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Treaty-based marine governance & EBM
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This booklet and accompanying poster (May 2022) summarise key concepts and/or information from the 2020 report 'Stemming the colonial environmental tide: shared Māori governance jurisdiction and ecosystem-based management over the marine and coastal seascape in Aotearoa New Zealand – possible ways forward'
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