“Perhaps the audacity lies in the assumption that an entire system of values, principles and laws that grew up uniquely in these islands should remain on the margins of the country’s legal system.” — Kennedy Warne responding to criticism of the Supreme Court’s recognition of tikanga in its Peter Ellis decision.
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“In its September decision, the court elevates the importance of tikanga, giving it more legal substance than it has ever had since the advent of colonisation.” — Kennedy Warne.
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“Both sides are saying: ‘We want to do it a different way.’ It’s just no longer right to say evil nasty Crown, good angel iwi. It’s not like that at all.” — Supreme Court judge Sir Joe Williams.
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Is it time to turn to Māori law for the answer to a legal issue that would affect all New Zealanders? — Māmari Stephens on the Peter Ellis case and the growing role and status of tikanga Māori in Aotearoa’s laws.
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