Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2016 3:59:26 GMT 12
WHANGANUI RIVER TO BE RECOGNISED AS A PERSON
It’s an abstract concept but the Whanganui river will soon have two jointly representative, or Pou tupua – one nominated by the crown and one by the iwi and will be legally recognised as both a physical and spiritual being.
“The river has always been central to our identity because it has its own mauri. Establishing it in law as a legal person supports and validates that.”....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/native-affairs-summer-series-whanganui-river-be-recognised-person
It’s an abstract concept but the Whanganui river will soon have two jointly representative, or Pou tupua – one nominated by the crown and one by the iwi and will be legally recognised as both a physical and spiritual being.
“The river has always been central to our identity because it has its own mauri. Establishing it in law as a legal person supports and validates that.”....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/native-affairs-summer-series-whanganui-river-be-recognised-person