Just as infection signals imbalance in Western medicine, in te ao Māori it indicates a deeper disharmony that requires restoring the relationships that sustain life.
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One key difference between kaitiakitanga and conservation is that the former considers people as part of the environment, while the latter manages nature as if people were separate from it.
Plant breeders must now engage with kaitiaki if special relationships with a plant have been asserted. But Māori have no say on the introduction of exotic plants that could become invasive.
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