Rout Matthew, Awatere Shaun, Reid John, Campbell Emily, Huang Annie, Warmenhoven Tui
Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, New Zealand.
Disasters. 2025 Jul;49(3):e12684. doi: 10.1111/disa.12684.
Ever since colonisation by the British in 1840, Māori, the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, have been fighting to reclaim their mana (authority and influence) over their whenua (land). They were set to regain mana in emergency management (EM) through a parliamentary Bill, but a recent change of government has seen this legislation discharged. This paper explores the barriers to and the opportunities for gains in authority and influence in EM, with authority understood as representation on the national and regional EM bodies, and influence as incorporation of the Māori worldview into legislation and supporting EM implementation documentation. The study applies these different levels of analysis to two case studies to examine any EM-related changes between the Christchurch earthquake in February 2011 and the arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. The paper offers several strategies at both analytical levels that Māori could use to further their mana under the current government.
自1840年被英国殖民以来，新西兰奥特亚罗瓦的原住民毛利人一直在为重新获得对其土地的权力（权威和影响力）而斗争。他们本有望通过一项议会法案在应急管理（EM）方面重新获得权力，但最近政府更迭导致该立法被撤销。本文探讨了在应急管理中获得权威和影响力的障碍与机遇，其中权威被理解为在国家和地区应急管理机构中的代表性，而影响力则是指将毛利人的世界观纳入立法和支持应急管理实施文件。该研究将这些不同层面的分析应用于两个案例研究，以考察2011年2月克赖斯特彻奇地震至2023年2月加布里埃尔气旋来袭期间与应急管理相关的任何变化。本文在两个分析层面都提出了一些策略，毛利人可利用这些策略在现任政府领导下进一步提升其权力。
