Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 11, 2017 18:16:31 GMT 12
TE TAU IHU IWI SEEK CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OVER MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS
The iwi was seeking customary marine title over five common marine and coastal areas that collectively covered an area stretching from Westport on the West Coast to the Clarence River on the East Coast.
"The test in this Act is back to front. The common law we inherited from England and the Treaty of Waitangi signed in 1840 both recognised Maori ownership of lands and waters," she said.
"Iwi should not be forced into the courts to battle for recognition of property interests that have never been relinquished to the New Zealand Crown.
"It would be far better for us as a nation to learn the histories of the foreshore and seabed in our own communities, the hopes and aspirations for that land by the local tangata whena.
"And how we as a nation might move forward in respectfully looking after lands permanently or temporarily under salt water.".......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/92116430/te-tau-ihu-iwi-seek-customary-rights-over-marlborough-sounds
The iwi was seeking customary marine title over five common marine and coastal areas that collectively covered an area stretching from Westport on the West Coast to the Clarence River on the East Coast.
"The test in this Act is back to front. The common law we inherited from England and the Treaty of Waitangi signed in 1840 both recognised Maori ownership of lands and waters," she said.
"Iwi should not be forced into the courts to battle for recognition of property interests that have never been relinquished to the New Zealand Crown.
"It would be far better for us as a nation to learn the histories of the foreshore and seabed in our own communities, the hopes and aspirations for that land by the local tangata whena.
"And how we as a nation might move forward in respectfully looking after lands permanently or temporarily under salt water.".......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/92116430/te-tau-ihu-iwi-seek-customary-rights-over-marlborough-sounds