The Road and the Taniwha

Authors

Keywords:

Maori, Taniwha, Public Policy, Law, New Zealand, Infrastructure,

Abstract

This article deals with the complex interactions between various aspects of Maori traditions and secular law and institutions within modern day New Zealand society – discussing the way that those interactions help mould the broader New Zealand culture. 

Author Biography

A. Asbjørn Jøn, University of Canterbury

A. Asbjørn Jøn is currently researching tensions between public memory and the authorized heritage discourse. He is conducting that research through the Department of Anthropology, University of Canterbury [New Zealand].

Issue

Vol. 22 (2007): Presented to Hugh Anderson and his wife, Dawn, in his eightieth year

Section

International and Comparative Studies

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