Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 6, 2020 3:25:34 GMT 12
WATER RIGHTS: MĀORI COUNCIL SEEKS PRECEDENT-SETTING COURT JUDGEMENT
The contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to take court action.
The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for Māori water rights in the High Court.
It comes after the Waitangi Tribunal recommended litigation to get a definitive answer over who owns water once and for all.
Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki said the council had decided it would take a case to the High Court next month......
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The contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to take court action.
The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for Māori water rights in the High Court.
It comes after the Waitangi Tribunal recommended litigation to get a definitive answer over who owns water once and for all.
Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki said the council had decided it would take a case to the High Court next month......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12314116