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Foreshore and seabed policy: A Māori perspective
Author(s) -
Greensill Angeline
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2005.00032.x
Subject(s) - intertidal zone , perspective (graphical) , seabed , oceanography , sociology , environmental ethics , geology , geography , political science , philosophy , mathematics , geometry
The comment provides a Māori perspective on the Foreshore and Seabed Act. In contrast to the western view, Māoris understand their relationship with the coast in ways that are holistic, intertwined and unbounded. The Act disrupts the wairua or spirit of place, impacting on relationships that have been nurtured by whānau and hapū over time.