Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 10, 2018 17:16:34 GMT 12
GREENS CO-LEADER MARAMA DAVIDSON ON NEW FRESH WATER FORUM
The Green Party has welcomed the establishment of the new Crown-Māori partnership on fresh water, Te Kāhui Wai Māori, and will continue to push strongly for Māori rights over water to be upheld, says party co-Leader Marama Davidson.
Thompson put it to Davidson that some would say water belongs to everybody.
Davidson said there was clear disagreement and discomfort with the line that water belongs to everybody: "It denies a treaty principle for Māori to be able to maintain kaitiakitanga and tino rangatiratanga over water rights."
"Our longstanding position is we reject the bottom line of everybody owns water."
Davidson says the conversation so far hasn't included hydro plant water usage, focusing more on land allocation and land use of water.
"I haven't seen in the discussion so far a reference to changing what we've got in terms of hydro. But I have to say in the Treaty settlements that have gone through, and are going through, hydro plants governance and management does come through some of those Treaty settlements."....
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The Green Party has welcomed the establishment of the new Crown-Māori partnership on fresh water, Te Kāhui Wai Māori, and will continue to push strongly for Māori rights over water to be upheld, says party co-Leader Marama Davidson.
Thompson put it to Davidson that some would say water belongs to everybody.
Davidson said there was clear disagreement and discomfort with the line that water belongs to everybody: "It denies a treaty principle for Māori to be able to maintain kaitiakitanga and tino rangatiratanga over water rights."
"Our longstanding position is we reject the bottom line of everybody owns water."
Davidson says the conversation so far hasn't included hydro plant water usage, focusing more on land allocation and land use of water.
"I haven't seen in the discussion so far a reference to changing what we've got in terms of hydro. But I have to say in the Treaty settlements that have gone through, and are going through, hydro plants governance and management does come through some of those Treaty settlements."....
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12104183