Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 8, 2023 3:31:05 GMT 12
A NEW LEGAL CURRENT RESTORES MĀORI RIGHTS FOR RIVER MOUTHS
One court ruled out customary rights for Māori over their river mouths if the waterways were 'navigable' but a higher court has reversed that for up to 1km up rivers from the coast
Māori bids for customary titles over parts of big rivers entering coastlines where they have legal rights have been strongly boosted by a new Court of Appeal decision.
In two earlier High Court rulings, iwi applications for rights over the Mohaka and Waioeka/Otara river mouths in Hawkes Bay and the Bay of Plenty were denied because of an old law apparently trumping provisions of the 2011 Marine and Coast Area Act (MACA).......
www.newsroom.co.nz/new-legal-current-restores-maori-rights-on-rivers
One court ruled out customary rights for Māori over their river mouths if the waterways were 'navigable' but a higher court has reversed that for up to 1km up rivers from the coast
Māori bids for customary titles over parts of big rivers entering coastlines where they have legal rights have been strongly boosted by a new Court of Appeal decision.
In two earlier High Court rulings, iwi applications for rights over the Mohaka and Waioeka/Otara river mouths in Hawkes Bay and the Bay of Plenty were denied because of an old law apparently trumping provisions of the 2011 Marine and Coast Area Act (MACA).......
www.newsroom.co.nz/new-legal-current-restores-maori-rights-on-rivers