February 2022

Māori Data Sovereignty and Domain Names

December 25, 2024February 22, 2022 by Karaitiana Taiuru

Can non-Māori can use the New Zealand Domain Name maori.nz? As the primary author of the application that lobbied InternetNZ to create maori.nz domain name in 2000, I say yes. Further information about Māori Data Sovereignty is in Compendium of Māori Data Sovereignty. Anyone anywhere in the world can register a maori.nz domain. But, only … Read more

Māori Data Sovereignty Principles

September 22, 2026February 12, 2022 by Karaitiana Taiuru

Māori data sovereignty is the inherent right of Māori — whānau, hapū, iwi, marae and rōpū Māori — to exercise control over Māori data and Māori data ecosystems. It is grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and He Whakaputanga, and given legal definition by the Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2522 report. The Tribunal frames Māori data … Read more