Through his own experience and the stories of his tīpuna, Paul Tapsell (TeArawa, Ngāti Raukawa) charts the destruction caused by the alienation ofhis people from their kāinga and whenua, and from each other.Colonialism and capitalism, extraction and exploitation, havediminished Papatūānuku to the point of extinction and the Earth mothernow demands that humanity humble itself to restore balance in ourrelationship with the natural world.This book calls for action from the Crown to recognise, protect and restorethe sovereignty of Kāinga communities as promised in Te Tiriti. We mustfi nd a way for Pākehā farmers and Māori kāinga to work together in truepartnership. The application of mātauranga Māori is vital if New Zealandis to have any hope of surviving the climate crisis before us.
