‘I Am the River’: How Indigenous Knowledge Reshaped New Zealand’s Law

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By By Katie SurmaJan 12, 2026, 10:00 am162 pts
The Whanganui River is officially a living being and legal person. Māori leaders explain how Indigenous knowledge and persistence made it happen. By Katie Surma Ned Tapa has spent his life along New Zealand’s Whanganui River. For Tapa, a Māori leader, the river is not a resource to be managed or a commodity…

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