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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 28, 2016 18:18:21 GMT 12
WATER OWNERSHIP BACK BEFORE WAITANGI TRIBUNALWho owns New Zealand's water is the million-dollar question. Despite a 2012 Waitangi Tribunal ruling that Māori have rights and interests in water, the country is no closer to answering that question - which is fast becoming priceless. When considering the Māori Council's claim three years ago, the tribunal determined Māori had rights equivalent to ownership under the Treaty of Waitangi. Those rights were to be protected by the treaty with the expectation that the waters would be shared with incoming settlers…. www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/302477/water-rights-back-to-waitangi-tribunal
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