In recent decades, however, knowledge and efforts to honour the Treaty have expanded. Two versions of the Treaty – one in English and only signed by Crown representatives, the other in Māori and only signed by Māori – have caused conflict since its enactment in May 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, was meant to be a partnership between Māori and the British Crown. Honouring the Treaty of Waitangi at Dry River At Dry River, it begins by honouring the Treaty. If we are careful, it means acknowledging the historical legacies, ecologies and the communities within which wine is made and enjoyed. What does it mean to make and partake in wine from ‘New World’, post-colonial contexts like Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia or South Africa? If we are carefree, it simply means producing and consuming wine in the European tradition. Increasingly, this small wine estate in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Wairarapa region is guided by Māori principles, which like other indigenous cultures, are inherently sustainable. ![]() Martinborough’s Dry River is a winegrower who places social and environmental responsibility ahead of the world-class wine they happen to produce. (I am the river, the river is me.) – Māori saying Dry River’s Tūrangawaewae: taking care of the land and generations See this guide to the (unedited) entries so far published. ![]() For his second entry to our writing competition, Dr Chris Howard takes us to Martinborough, New Zealand, with photos kindly supplied by Dry River.
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