Georgina is a much-loved public figure and a former politician. She was the world's first openly transsexual Member of Parliament, as well as the world's first openly transsexual mayor. She is an advocate for minority rights.
Public power is the right to set rules that other people must follow. Sovereignty is the right to set rules for yourself or the group you belong to. Arrangements about public power and sovereignty form New Zealand's Constitution and Maori have long challenged these arrangements.
