Toki, Valmaine2013-06-122013-06-122013Toki, V. (2013). Culture – the foundation of Maori Governance. NZLawyer, 201, 24.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/7700The structure of a governance system specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants dictating the mutually agreed rules and procedures for making decisions on business affairs. For Maori, an indigenous people, the unique and pivotal factor that provides the point of difference, for governance, is the importance of their culture. Notwithstanding this point of difference, there exists a paucity of governance structures that adequately cater and provide for culture.application/pdfenUsed with permissionJournal Article