| dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines indigenous cultural heritage site destruction in Aotearoa,
New Zealand. In particular, it examines what took place within a planning
system to approve the destruction of the heritage site at Otuparae, near Taupo.
This thesis seeks to identify what contributed to the decision to grant approval
to developers without consultation with the local hapu, Ngati Rauhoto. The
research is framed in a form of Kaupapa Maori Research (KMR) called
whakawhanaungatanga. Analysis of critical ethnography, key actor interviews,
participant observation, field notes in research journals, videos, and
documents took place to gather data. A review of the colonial history of Ngati
Tuwharetoa revealed that over time the Crown usurped the mana, power and
sovereignty of Tuwharetoa. In doing so, the Crown left Tuwharetoa politically,
socially, economically and culturally weak, forcing Tuwharetoa to enter into
Crown-controlled and created legal and political frameworks. Additionally, the
Crown instituted a governance model based on colonial thinking. This thesis
contributes to the body of knowledge about the need to incorporate different
worldviews into planning to achieve sustainable development. It does so by
examining how the heritage protection frameworks, in particular the Historic
Places Act 1993, the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and the
associated Crown agencies failed to meet their obligations, by neglecting to
consult with the correct group and to meet their needs in terms of heritage
protection. It then moves to provide a development framework for Ngati
Tuwharetoa to better contribute to decision-making processes in the future
based on the needs of hapu. | en |
