Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 8, 2018 16:26:21 GMT 12
FRESHWATER PLAN TO EXPLORE MĀORI AND CROWN SHARED INTERESTS
The Government plan announced today to improve freshwater quality acknowledges that water quality cannot be addressed without a concurrent and substantive discussion with Māori, Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis said.
Environment Minister David Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor today released the Government’s blueprint to improve freshwater quality. It also sets out a new approach to the Māori/Crown relationship that will acknowledge Māori interests in fair access to water to develop their land.
“We acknowledge that Māori have rights and interests in freshwater, and we are committed to a substantive discussion on how to address these interests by taking practical steps to address constraints on Māori land development,” Kelvin Davis said......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1810/S00059/freshwater-plan-to-explore-maori-and-crown-shared-interests.htm
'NO ONE OWNS FRESHWATER'
The Government's position is that no one owns freshwater - it belongs to everyone, and we all have a guardianship role to look after it.
But the Government says it also recognises Maori have interests in water rights.
A Cabinet Paper released on Maori/Crown relations acknowledges Maori "aspirations" include governance and decision-making, recognition of iwi/hapu relationship with water bodies and the use of water for economic development.
The Government's position is that no one owns freshwater - it belongs to everyone, and we all have a guardianship role to look after it.
But the Government says it also recognises Maori have interests in water rights.
A Cabinet Paper released on Maori/Crown relations acknowledges Maori "aspirations" include governance and decision-making, recognition of iwi/hapu relationship with water bodies and the use of water for economic development.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/10/government-releases-plans-to-improve-water-quality-by-2020.html
The Government plan announced today to improve freshwater quality acknowledges that water quality cannot be addressed without a concurrent and substantive discussion with Māori, Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis said.
Environment Minister David Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor today released the Government’s blueprint to improve freshwater quality. It also sets out a new approach to the Māori/Crown relationship that will acknowledge Māori interests in fair access to water to develop their land.
“We acknowledge that Māori have rights and interests in freshwater, and we are committed to a substantive discussion on how to address these interests by taking practical steps to address constraints on Māori land development,” Kelvin Davis said......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1810/S00059/freshwater-plan-to-explore-maori-and-crown-shared-interests.htm
'NO ONE OWNS FRESHWATER'
The Government's position is that no one owns freshwater - it belongs to everyone, and we all have a guardianship role to look after it.
But the Government says it also recognises Maori have interests in water rights.
A Cabinet Paper released on Maori/Crown relations acknowledges Maori "aspirations" include governance and decision-making, recognition of iwi/hapu relationship with water bodies and the use of water for economic development.
The Government's position is that no one owns freshwater - it belongs to everyone, and we all have a guardianship role to look after it.
But the Government says it also recognises Maori have interests in water rights.
A Cabinet Paper released on Maori/Crown relations acknowledges Maori "aspirations" include governance and decision-making, recognition of iwi/hapu relationship with water bodies and the use of water for economic development.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/10/government-releases-plans-to-improve-water-quality-by-2020.html