Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 6, 2021 4:02:52 GMT 12
IS TIKANGA NOW THE LAW?
“The previous National Government’s decision to include references to tikanga in the Marine and Coastal Area Act has come home to roost because it has resulted in a complete distortion of the common law.
“Former Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson argued in court on behalf of the Landowners Coalition that it was necessary for hapu to prove not just that a system of tikanga existed, but that they had held the area in a manner consistent with other property legislation and Western ideas of property rights.
“The Court disagreed, instead choosing to rely on tikanga:.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2106/S00040/is-tikanga-now-the-law.htm
“The previous National Government’s decision to include references to tikanga in the Marine and Coastal Area Act has come home to roost because it has resulted in a complete distortion of the common law.
“Former Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson argued in court on behalf of the Landowners Coalition that it was necessary for hapu to prove not just that a system of tikanga existed, but that they had held the area in a manner consistent with other property legislation and Western ideas of property rights.
“The Court disagreed, instead choosing to rely on tikanga:.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2106/S00040/is-tikanga-now-the-law.htm