Nicholas v Kameta - Estate of Whakaahua Walker Kameta Te Puke 2A2A3B1 and 2A2A3B2 [2011] Māori Appellate Court MB 500 (2011 APPEAL 500) [pdf, 265 KB]
...in with tikanga and whenua is whakapapa. Whakapapa connects you to your tupuna, Whānau, Hapū, Iwi and history. Inherent in your whakapapa is your identity (and history) of your tupuna. Whakapapa also provides you with mana over people, land, resources, or other things both physical and spiritual. [27] On this basis, to try and put it simply, the land is a taonga, whakapapa provides the connection to, and mana over, the taonga, and tikanga provides how this relationship is to...