Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole
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Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole is the legal and spiritual recognition of the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand as a single living entity with its own rights, reflecting Māori cosmology and guardianship principles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17495099 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole Context triple: [Whanganui River Treaty of Waitangi settlement, recognizes, Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole]
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A.
Te Ao Māori
Te Ao Māori is the Māori worldview encompassing the language, values, spirituality, customs, and relationships that shape Māori ways of understanding and living in the world.
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B.
Te Waihora Co-Governance Group
Te Waihora Co-Governance Group is a collaborative governance body, including iwi and government representatives, responsible for the strategic stewardship and restoration of Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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C.
Te Waihora
Te Waihora is a large, shallow coastal lake in Canterbury, New Zealand, renowned for its rich birdlife, cultural significance to Ngāi Tahu, and role as an important wetland ecosystem.
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D.
Te Āti Awa
Te Āti Awa is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral ties to the Taranaki region and significant historical, cultural, and political influence.
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E.
Te Taiao | Nature
Te Taiao | Nature is a major long-term exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural world and the deep relationships between people and the environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole Target entity description: Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole is the legal and spiritual recognition of the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand as a single living entity with its own rights, reflecting Māori cosmology and guardianship principles.
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A.
Te Ao Māori
Te Ao Māori is the Māori worldview encompassing the language, values, spirituality, customs, and relationships that shape Māori ways of understanding and living in the world.
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B.
Te Waihora Co-Governance Group
Te Waihora Co-Governance Group is a collaborative governance body, including iwi and government representatives, responsible for the strategic stewardship and restoration of Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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C.
Te Waihora
Te Waihora is a large, shallow coastal lake in Canterbury, New Zealand, renowned for its rich birdlife, cultural significance to Ngāi Tahu, and role as an important wetland ecosystem.
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D.
Te Āti Awa
Te Āti Awa is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral ties to the Taranaki region and significant historical, cultural, and political influence.
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E.
Te Taiao | Nature
Te Taiao | Nature is a major long-term exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural world and the deep relationships between people and the environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Whanganui River Treaty of Waitangi settlement
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recognizes
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Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole
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