How the use of rāhui for protecting taonga has evolved over time / Kimberley H. Maxwell and Wally Penetito.

By:

Maxwell, Kimberley H [author.]

Contributor(s):

Penetito, Wally [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: 2007Edition: MAI Review, 2, 2007, Intern Research ReportDescription: 15 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmSubject(s):

Māori

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305.899442 MAI

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Summary: Râhui is a custom used by Mâori to prohibit the use of a resource. This paper aims to highlight changes in the use of râhui for protecting taonga (protected natural resource). The arrival of missionaries during European colonisation threatened this custom to the point where it was deemed to be obsolete (White, 1895). In order to survive, Mâori have adapted the custom to suit New Zealand’s changing social environment. Consequently râhui have evolved in purpose, method and even by the taonga they are used to protect. Today, râhui are only used to protect a fraction of the original resources they were once employed to protect. Their use can either diminish further, stagnate or be revived.

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Râhui is a custom used by Mâori to prohibit the use of a resource. This paper aims to highlight changes in the use of râhui for protecting taonga (protected natural resource). The arrival of missionaries during European colonisation threatened this custom to the point where it was deemed to be obsolete (White, 1895). In order to survive, Mâori have adapted the custom to suit New Zealand’s changing social environment. Consequently râhui have evolved in purpose, method and even by the taonga they are used to protect. Today, râhui are only used to protect a fraction of the original resources they were once employed to protect. Their use can either diminish further, stagnate or be revived.