Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 25, 2018 16:23:11 GMT 12
'IT'S THEFT': GOVERNMENT FACES DECADE IN COURT OVER MĀORI WATER RIGHTS
The Government could face a decade-long battle over Māori rights to freshwater, a conflict with potential to become as difficult as the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act.
Some legal minds are saying Māori are entitled to ownership of water - including the right to restrict others' use, and to compensation for unpaid royalties.
Darrell Naden of Tamaki Legal told Newshub denying Māori ownership to water is akin to the confiscation of land by early Pākehā settlers.
"The taking of another set of property interests in a natural resource like freshwater shouldn't be tolerated. In terms of getting complex or even dramatic, I'd say that's on the cards," he said.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/10/it-s-theft-government-faces-decade-in-court-over-m-ori-water-rights.html
The Government could face a decade-long battle over Māori rights to freshwater, a conflict with potential to become as difficult as the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act.
Some legal minds are saying Māori are entitled to ownership of water - including the right to restrict others' use, and to compensation for unpaid royalties.
Darrell Naden of Tamaki Legal told Newshub denying Māori ownership to water is akin to the confiscation of land by early Pākehā settlers.
"The taking of another set of property interests in a natural resource like freshwater shouldn't be tolerated. In terms of getting complex or even dramatic, I'd say that's on the cards," he said.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/10/it-s-theft-government-faces-decade-in-court-over-m-ori-water-rights.html