In the wake of historic storms, Māori leaders call for disaster relief and rights – Grist Magazine
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In the wake of historic storms, the Māori say New Zealand must center Indigenous peoples in climate disaster plans…“Because climate events have gotten more and more intense, it’s at a point of our communities will either get wiped out through more storms or have to choose to leave their homelands,” Renee Raroa, a Ngati Porou Māori representative from Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti in eastern New Zealand, said. “We’re running out of options…”