Kaupeka Ture

Jun 23, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Rachael Evans |Kaupeka Ture

By Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury In overturning the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Supreme Court showed Māori tikanga has a place in New Zealand’s common law. The lower courts and the law schools now need to make it work. Read complete article© The Conversation -

Jun 23, 2024 | thebulletin.net.au | Rachael Evans |Kaupeka Ture

Written by Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury When the Supreme Court used the idea of damage to a person’s mana[1] to posthumously overturn Peter Ellis’ historic convictions for child sexual abuse, it created a remarkable precedent[2]. However, two more recent cases show the courts are still grappling with the concept of mana.

Apr 18, 2024 | goodmagazine.co.nz | Rachael Evans |Kaupeka Ture

So what if whales went to court? What if whales sued for plastic pollution in their habitat, the dumping of waste in the oceans or climate change causing warmer waters and depleting their food stocks? In a groundbreaking declaration earlier this month, Indigenous leaders of New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a treaty, He Whakaputanga Moana, to recognise whales as legal persons.

Apr 14, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Rachael Evans |Kaupeka Ture

By Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury If a new declaration based on customary concepts of tikanga and mana is recognised by the courts, it could potentially give interest groups the legal standing to sue on behalf of whales. Read complete article© The Conversation -

Apr 14, 2024 | thetimes.com.au | Rachael Evans |Kaupeka Ture

In a groundbreaking declaration earlier this month, Indigenous leaders of New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a treaty, He Whakaputanga Moana, to recognise whales as legal persons[1]. Aotearoa New Zealand has already granted legal personhood to a river (Te Awa Tupua Whanganui River[2]), land (Te Urewera[3]) and a mountain (Taranaki maunga[4]), but He Whakaputanga Moana differs from these earlier processes. It is based in customary law, or tikanga Māori, rather than Crown law.