The Government has revived its plan to make it harder for Māori to claim customary title to marine and coastal areas. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed Parliament would soon debate the final stages of a law change that will retrospectively remove some Māori rights to the seabed and foreshore. The change would force around half-a-dozen claimants back to court, with the law change retrospectively undoing settled claims dating back to July 2024. That was when Goldsmith originally announced his intention to change the law. This decision is expected to stir further protest from Māori and those concerned by the coalition Government’s policies regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Go woke go broke. It was actually their party that gave them seabed and rights since then lawyers and courts have made a fortune.. One lawyer, Finlayson was the major instigator and still is.
Go woke go broke. It was actually their party that gave them seabed and rights since then lawyers and courts have made a fortune.. One lawyer, Finlayson was the major instigator and still is.
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