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ABSTRACT. Through two case studies, this essay examines the relationship between the operation and practice of law in Aotearoa New Zealand and the naming of the ??unlawful?ˉ, ??uncivil?ˉ or ??disorderly?ˉ within a colonial context. Against the background of the apparent complicity between law and colonial interest and desire in Aotearoa, I argue that, in both the ??Haka Party?ˉ case (1979) and Mair v Wanganui City Council (1996), the acts of the defendants draw attention to the relationship between the authority of the law and the repression or exclusion of difference. According to the judges in both cases, the dictates of Maori law and custom were in conflict with the principles of ??law and order?ˉ. Read in terms of colonial relations, the perceived relationship between Maori law and custom and the threat to ??civilisation?ˉ, law and order reveals the way in which ??the law?ˉ has operated in a culturally biased manner and has reflected the interests of Pakeha (New Zealanders of European descent). Thus, the perceived threat of the challenge made to the law in either case