Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 18, 2024 4:00:12 GMT 12
WHANGĀREI HARBOUR CUSTOMARY TITLES HEARING BEGINS
Discussions surrounding customary titles, collective agreements and historical dialogues are unfolding in court, shaping the future dynamics between the local Māori community and Whangārei Harbour.
The Marine and Coastal Area Act (MACA) was passed under John Key’s National Government in 2011 in response to Labour’s controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act of 2004, which in turn followed a 2003 Court of Appeal ruling that Māori customary rights to the foreshore and seabed had not been extinguished.
The MACA provided for the recognition of Māori customary rights in parts of the marine and coastal area that aren’t already in private ownership or part of a conservation area.
Under the current law, an iwi or hapū applicant group has to meet two main criteria before customary title is recognised: it has to hold the area in accordance with Māori customs and practices and it has to have been exclusively used and occupied since 1840 without substantial interruption.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/landmark-court-hearing-begins-to-decide-customary-titles-in-whangarei-harbour/LULW52W7OFEVFIBQX3EDBPJXDA/
Discussions surrounding customary titles, collective agreements and historical dialogues are unfolding in court, shaping the future dynamics between the local Māori community and Whangārei Harbour.
The Marine and Coastal Area Act (MACA) was passed under John Key’s National Government in 2011 in response to Labour’s controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act of 2004, which in turn followed a 2003 Court of Appeal ruling that Māori customary rights to the foreshore and seabed had not been extinguished.
The MACA provided for the recognition of Māori customary rights in parts of the marine and coastal area that aren’t already in private ownership or part of a conservation area.
Under the current law, an iwi or hapū applicant group has to meet two main criteria before customary title is recognised: it has to hold the area in accordance with Māori customs and practices and it has to have been exclusively used and occupied since 1840 without substantial interruption.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/landmark-court-hearing-begins-to-decide-customary-titles-in-whangarei-harbour/LULW52W7OFEVFIBQX3EDBPJXDA/