Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 25, 2021 5:49:17 GMT 12
ANDREW LITTLE: GOVT GAUGING POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF LANDMARK PROPERTY RIGHT
The Government is assessing the ramifications of a landmark High Court ruling, on the customary rights of iwi.
Te Whakatōhea has won a three-decade legal battle to carry out customary practices on the foreshore between Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.
The High Court has granted a new property right called "customary marine title".
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking it could affect how the area is used but is not likely to affect ordinary people.
"It doesn't stop anybody who goes to the beach, do their fishing and all the rest of the recreational stuff we do. But it does give iwi the rights to be consulted over conservation plans, RMA applications - those sorts of things," he says......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/andrew-little-govt-gauging-possible-impacts-of-landmark-property-right/
The Government is assessing the ramifications of a landmark High Court ruling, on the customary rights of iwi.
Te Whakatōhea has won a three-decade legal battle to carry out customary practices on the foreshore between Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.
The High Court has granted a new property right called "customary marine title".
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking it could affect how the area is used but is not likely to affect ordinary people.
"It doesn't stop anybody who goes to the beach, do their fishing and all the rest of the recreational stuff we do. But it does give iwi the rights to be consulted over conservation plans, RMA applications - those sorts of things," he says......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/andrew-little-govt-gauging-possible-impacts-of-landmark-property-right/