Stepping Up

"This book discusses the roadside checkpoints that were set up by Måaori to protect communities during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Case studies of four different checkpoints are examined, each of which looked slightly different, but all of which were underpinned by tikanga Måaori. The checkpoints are discussed as practical expressions of whåanau, hapåu, iwi and Måaori rangatiratanga and indicate the ongoing existence and flourishing of rangatiratanga"--Publisher information.