Submission on the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill 2010

Summary

• We oppose this Bill as it maintains the discrimination of the 2004 Act: it continues to treat Māori ownership of coastal land differently to those who have already been granted private title.
• We wish to recognise and acknowledge the considerable efforts made to find a political compromise on this issue: however, it falls short of what is required to find a just outcome.

See also the 2004 submission on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, the 2009 submission on the Foreshore and Seabed Review, and the 2010 submission on the Foreshore and Seabed Consultation.

Read the full submission below:

Marine and Coastal area (Takutai Moana) Bill 2010.pdf