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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 32 MIN

Being a good ancestor

from Research and Reason · host Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland

What does it mean to be a good ancestor? Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa talks to media adviser Julianne Evans about our relationship with the natural world and our responsibilities to future generations. Dan explores legal personhood for rivers and mountains, how we could weave mātauranga Māori and Western science together, and what it means to think beyond ourselves and leave a better world for those who come after us. Read more here: https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/dan-hikuroa-let-the-rivers-speak/

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