The expected time to transfer the entire coast of New Zealand to small groups of people with Maori ancestry will reduce from 100 years to 30 years after Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little caved in to pressure from the Waitangi Tribunal.
The Tribunal criticised insufficient funding for claimants, lack of policy and strategy by the Government, and lack of progress.
Little intends to create a three-step process of initial engagement; research and evidence gathering; and determination and recognition, which would either be considered by the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations or the High Court. See New strategy
Bear in mind there is no funding to represent 85 per cent of New Zealanders who must stand by and helplessly watch the massive give-away.
Neither is there funding for an appeal against the error-ridden Churchman judgement that allowed a claim for a strip of Bay of Plenty coast based on legal double-speak that regarded occupation interrupted by land confiscation as “shared exclusivity”.
Our petition which asks Parliament to amend the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 to restore public ownership of the coastal area, put all claims through the High Court, and repeal customary marine title, while affirming customary rights has picked up more than 35,800 signatures. We need your support. The petition may be signed here
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