Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 4, 2018 7:10:48 GMT 12
A SOBERING THOUGHT
NZ 2018......A sobering thought regarding the sovereignty and governance of the country.
Most will be unaware that at present there are claims from Maori demanding almost all of the foreshore and seabed of the country.....the effect of this would clearly be beyond devastating for freedom access to beaches, fishing etc.
Between them, tribal groups have lodged almost 600 claims under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, covering every square inch of New Zealand’s coastal marine area. That’s the distance between the average spring high tide waterline and the 12 nautical mile territorial limit. Included is the airspace above the area, the water, and the subsoil, bedrock and mineral wealth below.
Altogether, almost 10 million hectares of the country’s most precious natural resources is now under claim. That’s equivalent to more than a third of the land area of New Zealand.......
By S B C
NZ 2018......A sobering thought regarding the sovereignty and governance of the country.
Most will be unaware that at present there are claims from Maori demanding almost all of the foreshore and seabed of the country.....the effect of this would clearly be beyond devastating for freedom access to beaches, fishing etc.
Between them, tribal groups have lodged almost 600 claims under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, covering every square inch of New Zealand’s coastal marine area. That’s the distance between the average spring high tide waterline and the 12 nautical mile territorial limit. Included is the airspace above the area, the water, and the subsoil, bedrock and mineral wealth below.
Altogether, almost 10 million hectares of the country’s most precious natural resources is now under claim. That’s equivalent to more than a third of the land area of New Zealand.......
By S B C
