Waking the Taniwha: Māori governance in the 21st century - R. Benton and R. Joseph, eds. (2021)
Considered a milestone in New Zealand legal writing, this comprehensive analysis of the development of Māori governance structures covers key principles and best practices of Māori corporate governance, tikanga and mātauranga Maori, treaty settlements, sectoral governance, theoretical and constitutional issues and legal frameworks.
Publication details
Richard Benton and Robert Joseph (eds). (Wellington: Thomson Reuters, 2021).
About the book
Waking the Taniwha: Māori Governance in the 21st Century is a comprehensive analysis of the manifestations, complexities and challenges arising out of the development of Maori governance structures in a post-Treaty of Waitangi settlement period. As well as bringing together the many elements that feed into the governance of Maori corporate entities, the text highlights key principles and best practices of Maori corporate governance.
The chapters were written by an expert author team of indigenous and allied academics, practitioners, and members of the judiciary, led by general editors Robert Joseph and Richard Benton. The book is separated into six substantial parts, starting with tikanga and matauranga Maori in a governance context, then considering treaty settlements, sectoral governance, theoretical and constitutional issues, legal opportunities and constraints, and the way forward.
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This book is part of a series marking the publication of Books of Mana (Otago University Press, 2025). It builds on the project Te Takarangi: Celebrating Māori publications and adds 30 titles to a selected list of 150 non-fiction books, led by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga in collaboration with Royal Society Te Apārangi.