"This book discusses the roadside checkpoints that were set up by Måaori to protect communities during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Case studies of four different checkpoints are examined, each of which looked slightly different, but all of which were underpinned by tikanga Måaori. The checkpoints are discussed as practical expressions of whåanau, hapåu, iwi and Måaori rangatiratanga and indicate the ongoing existence and flourishing of rangatiratanga"--Publisher information.

Luke Fitzmaurice (Te Aupōuri) is a teaching fellow at Te Kawa a Māui, Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka: Victoria University of Wellington and a PhD candidate in law at the University of Otago. His interests include kaupapa Māori approaches to law and policy, particularly family law and children's rights. Luke has a BA in politics and international relations, an LLB, and a Postgraduate Certificate in indigenous studies from Victoria University of
Wellington. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in child-centred practice from the University of Otago.