A RĀHUI, OR RITUAL PROHIBITION, IS MORE THAN A FISHING BAN

[Kiwi Frontline]

A RĀHUI, OR RITUAL PROHIBITION, IS MORE THAN A FISHING BAN - IT IS ABOUT RESPECT

Several weeks ago a call was made to establish a rāhui (ritual prohibition) over the Taranaki coast.

This was in response to the disappearance, and suspected drowning, of a fisherman in rough seas off the coast of Port Taranaki.

Regardless of those who automatically dismissed the idea of the rāhui as an attempt to limit their freedom to fish or collect seafood, the rāhui has many practical applications.

Moreover the rāhui implements tikanga Māori to respect the dead and the whānau (family) who are grieving over their lost son.....

www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/opinion/84135421/A-r-hui-or-ritual-prohibition-is-more-than-a-fishing-ban-it-is-about-respect

[second-class-citizen]

Maoris.....practicing rahui since ...about 1993?
They didn't have that much respect for the dead especially after murdering and then eating them in the days before the treaty. More make-it-up-as-you-go that has somehow gained traction in New Zimbabwe.