A Crooked Grant of Customary Marine Title by a Dishonest Cabinet Minister
By Jeremy Bullen Re the Ngati Pahuwera claim for Customary Marine Title over the coast between the Waikare (Waikari) river mouth and the Waihua river mouth in northern Hawkes Bay and including the Mohaka river mouth, which is in the middle of the claim. In July, 2013, CORANZ made a submission on this, pointing out…
Divisive 2011 Marine and Coastal Area Act undermining democracy
It is now over six years since the highly controversial Marine and Coastal Area (MACA for short) Act came into force. The Bill English National Government’s intention is still to privatise New Zealand’s foreshore and seabed to Maori tribal groups. New Zealand adopted British law in 1840. So the New Zealand territorial sea, the area…