The Featherston Booktown Podcast

Ko Aotearoa Tēnei: How Will The Justice System Make Use Of Tikanga Māori?

Featherston Booktown

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One of New Zealand’s biggest constitutional issues is how state law and tikanga Māori intersect. Join tikanga expert and lawyer Te Raumawhitu Kupenga as he unpacks this with a distinguished panel: former High Court Judge, Māori Land Court Chief Judge and longtime Waitangi Tribunal Chair Tā Edward Taihakurei Durie; Māori rights champion, Treaty expert and lawyer Annette Sykes; Treaty and public law expert and barrister Natalie Coates; and lawyer, mana whenua and Papawai Marae chair Herewini Ammunson).

Recorded at the 2025 Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival.

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