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NZ needs to develop a legal remedy for cultural misappropriation

  • Written by Jayden Houghton, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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From Formula 1 clothing lines to baby products, a variety of businesses have come under fire for allegedly using Māori cultural imagery and language without context or permission. But it doesn’t stop there.

Social media filters that superimpose moko kauae and mataora (forms of Māori facial tattoo) on users’...

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