Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 6, 2020 3:44:09 GMT 12
MĀORI PARTY OPPOSE ATTORNEY GENERALS INTERVENTION IN SEABED MINING CASE
The Māori Party oppose Attorney General David Parker’s intervention in Ngāti Ruanui’s seabed mining legal battle in the Supreme Court, which agrees with mining company Trans-Tasman Resources’ interpretation of the EEZ Act.
“It is unacceptable that Government is intervening in a legal case to support an international mining company against tangata whenua,” said Māori Party’s Rawiri Waititi.
“The Attorney General’s views on Te Tiriti rights and environmental law are outrageous. Labour talk a big game on the environment and Te Tiriti rights, but this is just another example of them failing to deliver........
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2011/S00055/maori-party-oppose-attorney-generals-intervention-in-seabed-mining-case.htm
The Māori Party oppose Attorney General David Parker’s intervention in Ngāti Ruanui’s seabed mining legal battle in the Supreme Court, which agrees with mining company Trans-Tasman Resources’ interpretation of the EEZ Act.
“It is unacceptable that Government is intervening in a legal case to support an international mining company against tangata whenua,” said Māori Party’s Rawiri Waititi.
“The Attorney General’s views on Te Tiriti rights and environmental law are outrageous. Labour talk a big game on the environment and Te Tiriti rights, but this is just another example of them failing to deliver........
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2011/S00055/maori-party-oppose-attorney-generals-intervention-in-seabed-mining-case.htm