The Relationship Between Humanity and the Environment

For not just Maori, but many other indigenous groups. We have a concept the mari mataka, and it's how we make our decisions about what happens day by day. And so that has seen us through thousands of years, indigenous nations like our relations over in Australia. They've had successful ways of managing their lifestyles and working with the environment for 10,000 years successfully without having to break anything. I think when we break this down, what I'm talking about is relationships. It comes down to being able to invest our time and our energy into the relationships that we have"