Western Bay of Plenty District: Demographic Profile 1986 - 2031

This report outlines the demographic changes that have occurred in Western Bay of Plenty District, as well as what trends are expected in the future

We Have Come Too Far Not To Go Further

Moana Jackson is a renowned lawyer, consitutional thinker, and has worked internationally advancing the rights of Indigenous people. He delivered a keynote address at the Social Movements, Resistance, and Social Change conference in 2016, and this year, gave his time to be interviewed by two members of the conference organising committee, Dylan Taylor and Amanda Thomas. &nbsp

Bay of Plenty Region and its Territorial Authorities: Demographic Profile 1986 - 2031

This report outlines the demographic changes that have occurred in Bay of Plenty Region, as well as what trends are expected in the future

Comment

Moana Jackson provides a brief comment about Māori fisheries and rights at the "Treaty Claims: The Unfinished Business" Conference as part of this special issue of the Victoria University of Wellington Law Review. He argues that there has been a tendency to drown the Treaty of Waitangi in the rhetoric of the law, having been emasculated of its political underpinnings. Jackson notes that the rights bestowed by the Treaty are meaningless without the political authority, whether it is recognised as self-determination or sovereignty. The author concludes that the Treaty is not an illusion of political authority, but rather a reaffirmation of the rights of Māori to determine their own lives.&nbsp

Imagining an Indigenous Criminological Future

This chapter deals with the difficult question: Should the Indigenous academy develop an Indigenous-centred sub-discipline within criminology? The most common rationale for this suggestion is so Indigenous scholars can assist the wider discipline improve its performance on Indigenous issues, and to ensure the Indigenous voice is heard across the cacophony of noise that continuously emanates from mainstream criminology. Speaking from a critically, Indigenous-focussed perspective, the author argues that, at present, the mainstream criminological tent is simply one that Indigenous scholars best avoid. Until the Australian and New Zealand variant of the discipline proves itself capable of forgoing the paternalism that permeates much of its members\u27 interactions with Indigenous peoples, Indigenous scholars might be better served by setting up shop elsewhere