Peter Bassett: Where Water Has a Life Force, Whales Are People — and the Sewage Escapes

In New Zealand, an unelected list MP from the Green Party is drafting legislation — a Member’s Bill — to make whales legal persons.

Not protected species.

Not culturally significant symbols.

People — in law — with rights, standing, and representation.

David Farrar: Maybe give Whales the vote also?

Radio NZ reports:

A Green MP wants tohorā/whales to be recognised as legal persons.

In New Zealand, laws have been passed to grant legal personhood to natural features, allowing them to be represented in court and have rights similar to those of individuals.

Mountainside FM: Maori science - Kauri trees and whales are brothers

We have scientists and unbelievably even politicians get hooked by this bunch of manipulating Māori pantomime artists to provide a grant to massage the Māori scientific stupidity and this constant make-believe Māori science

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