Kaupapa
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga is committed to empower our communities to exercise their rangatiratanga in the international trade space.
Free trade agreements deny Te Tiriti and impact Māori wellbeing
The Crown claims the sole right to make international trade treaties with other nations in breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi me He Whakaputanga.
We examine how these agreements impact on every aspect of Māori life.
Rangatiratanga and Constitutional
Māori never ceded the power to make international treaties to the Crown.
Hua Parakore
Biocolonialism threatens safe organic foods, seeds and kaitiaki responsibilities now and for future generations.
Digital
Knowledge/data – mātauranga – is a “taonga” over which Māori, not Big Tech, must exercise rangatiratanga and kaitiaki responsibilities.
Rongoā Māori
The Therapeutic Products Bill imposes Western standards on Rongoā Māori, potentially violating Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The legislation may be…
Te Taiao
Māori resistance against environmental threats, such as mining and climate change impacts, is hindered by international agreements favoring corporate interests
Creatives
Whakapapa and mātauranga Māori, a mātou kōrero (our stories), te reo and tā moko, waiata and haka, whakairo and raranga,…
Wai 262
The WAI 262 claim addressed the ownership and use of Maori knowledge, cultural expressions, indigenous species of flora and fauna.
Te Waka Kia Ora
Genetic Modification Māori have long resisted genetic modification (GM) and GM organisms (GMOs) as incompatible with the protection of mātauranga…
Creatives
Māori art, language, and culture are exploited by powerful transnational corporations through “free trade” agreements.