Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 17, 2019 18:07:44 GMT 12
RESTORE NZ BEACHES TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PROBLEM:
Treaty Minister Andrew Little and the High Court are about to surrender ownership rights over massive stretches of New Zealand's coastline to private Maori interests.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
until recently the Crown owned the foreshore and seabed on behalf of ALL New Zealanders
in 2011 National passed a new racist law, the Marine and Coastal Area Act, which confiscated public ownership and created Customary Marine Title, which only Maori could claim
the 580 claims lodged will take decades and hundreds of millions of dollars to process
the law allows claims to be negotiated by a Minister without scrutiny
former Prime Minister John Key reassured us that hardly any claims would succeed as claimants had to prove that they had used the area "exclusively" since 1840. But the first Agreement awards a tribe title to 15km of beach, even though the public had used the beach for fishing, swimming, hiking and the like since 1840.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
the new law will create and enrich a coastal-owning tribal aristocracy, which may gain ownership of valuable seabed minerals, charge for boat ramps, block competitors wanting to set up businesses such as mussel farms, and charge fees for cultural "consultancy", which nobody wants or needs.
“sacred areas” will become off-limits to non-tribal members, enforceable by fines, and tribes will be able to ban coastal activities according to unwritten tribal law
some tribal members have already illegally blocked access to “their” beaches
competing claims will create tension between Maori, which will linger for generations
If the law isn't changed, we face a future filled with resentment, with arguments in Court and fights on beaches.
THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS TO CHANGE THE LAW TO:
restore full rights of public ownership over the foreshore and seabed
affirm the right of tribes to continue customary activities
repeal Customary Marine Title
end secret deals with the Minister by moving all claims to the High Court
allow tribes to enjoy the same rights (no more, no less) as those enjoyed by other private groups seeking to protect the environment
provide compensation to anyone who would be out of pocket as a result of these changes
SIGN THE PETITION HERE > www.change.org/p/restore-nz-beaches-to-public-ownership
PROBLEM:
Treaty Minister Andrew Little and the High Court are about to surrender ownership rights over massive stretches of New Zealand's coastline to private Maori interests.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
until recently the Crown owned the foreshore and seabed on behalf of ALL New Zealanders
in 2011 National passed a new racist law, the Marine and Coastal Area Act, which confiscated public ownership and created Customary Marine Title, which only Maori could claim
the 580 claims lodged will take decades and hundreds of millions of dollars to process
the law allows claims to be negotiated by a Minister without scrutiny
former Prime Minister John Key reassured us that hardly any claims would succeed as claimants had to prove that they had used the area "exclusively" since 1840. But the first Agreement awards a tribe title to 15km of beach, even though the public had used the beach for fishing, swimming, hiking and the like since 1840.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
the new law will create and enrich a coastal-owning tribal aristocracy, which may gain ownership of valuable seabed minerals, charge for boat ramps, block competitors wanting to set up businesses such as mussel farms, and charge fees for cultural "consultancy", which nobody wants or needs.
“sacred areas” will become off-limits to non-tribal members, enforceable by fines, and tribes will be able to ban coastal activities according to unwritten tribal law
some tribal members have already illegally blocked access to “their” beaches
competing claims will create tension between Maori, which will linger for generations
If the law isn't changed, we face a future filled with resentment, with arguments in Court and fights on beaches.
THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS TO CHANGE THE LAW TO:
restore full rights of public ownership over the foreshore and seabed
affirm the right of tribes to continue customary activities
repeal Customary Marine Title
end secret deals with the Minister by moving all claims to the High Court
allow tribes to enjoy the same rights (no more, no less) as those enjoyed by other private groups seeking to protect the environment
provide compensation to anyone who would be out of pocket as a result of these changes
SIGN THE PETITION HERE > www.change.org/p/restore-nz-beaches-to-public-ownership