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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 26, 2016 17:49:53 GMT 12
TRIBUNAL READY TO HEAR WATER CLAIMS The Waitangi Tribunal has lost patience with the Government’s stalling tactics over water and has set a date for hearings on stage two of the water claims. Stage one was reported on back in 2012 as the New Zealand Maori Council and iwi with an interest in water used for hydro generation challenged the partial privatisation of state owned power generation companies. The tribunal found Maori could have rights and interests in specific water resources, and the stage two hearings would look at what reforms would be needed to recognise those rights and interests in a way that is consistent with the Treaty of Waitangi. Since then the government has worked on policy options, talking with the Freshwater Iwi Leaders Group rather than the council…. www.waateanews.com/Waatea+News.html?story_id=MTM0MjA%3D&v=278#.Vx7Wr4Dwdag.facebook
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