noun

• Political control by Maori people over Maori affairs.

  ‘sovereignty revolves around the concept of tino rangatiratanga and its impact on the constitutional structure of New Zealand’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Tino rangatiratanga is about empowerment, not walking around with a big chip on your shoulder.’
  • ‘He argues that the Crown has no jurisdiction to bring the charges against him on the basis of tino rangatiratanga.’
  • ‘I do want a visible sign of my commitment to learning Te Reo and supporting tino rangatiratanga.’
  • ‘Sovereignty was understood as 'more control over resources', or 'sovereignty as Maori government', or sovereignty as tino rangatiratanga.’
  • ‘Through eliciting a secure foundation to support the argument about sovereignty as tino rangatiratanga, he is positioned as cautious and reasonable.’
  • ‘The implication is that the reason tino rangatiratanga remains unresolved is that the Crown has not fulfilled its obligations under the treaty.’
  • ‘A number of the Maori members have talked about the importance of tino rangatiratanga.’
  • ‘Arguments for tino rangatiratanga are addressed through an appeal to the notion of local sovereignty.’
  • ‘The name of the Labour Party leader's dog, Tino Rangatiratanga, might seem to better befit the family pet of a Maori Party politician.’
  • ‘They have shown, in essence, that they do not understand what Maori tino rangatiratanga is.’