新西兰绿党提议给予南方右鲸以法律人格来保护它们并尊重毛利人的管理权。 New Zealand's Green Party proposes granting southern right whales legal personhood to protect them and honor Māori stewardship.

新西兰绿党国会议员Teanau Tuiono提出了《Tohora Oranga法案》,提议给予南方右鲸(tohora)法人地位,享有行动自由、健康环境和生态系统恢复的权利。 New Zealand Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono has introduced the Tohorā Oranga Bill, proposing to grant southern right whales (tohorā) legal personhood with rights to freedom of movement, a healthy environment, and ecosystem restoration. 该法案承认他们对于Te Moana Nui a Kiwa的毛利人和土著社区具有文化和精神意义,强调他们作为监护者的作用。 The bill recognizes their cultural and spiritual significance to Māori and Indigenous communities across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa, emphasizing their role as kaitiaki (guardians). 它旨在通过将土著知识和Kaitiakitanga原则纳入决策,应对污染、气候变化和商业渔业等威胁,从而改变环境法。 It aims to transform environmental law by embedding Indigenous knowledge and principles of kaitiakitanga into decision-making, responding to threats like pollution, climate change, and commercial fishing. 该立法是环境治理现代化更广泛改革的一部分。 The legislation is part of broader reforms to modernize environmental governance.