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10th February 2020

Posted under: Pānui

Government needs to start again on resource management amendment bill

The government needs to scrap its current approach to the Resource Management Amendment Bill and start again by designing the reforms with its Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, says Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. The government’s approach to freshwater management in the Bill is deeply flawed and the process it has undertaken is a breach…

5th February 2020

Posted under: Pānui

The Crown must address rights and interests in freshwater

Ngāi Tahu shares the view of Iwi Chairs that the government needs to progress engagement with iwi, hapū and whānau on their rights and interests in freshwater. Our waterways are in crisis, says Kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai at Waitangi. “At least 62% of Aotearoa’s surface water resources and 81% of total groundwater volume resides within the…

Reviews

Claudia Orange is a prolific writer on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This book builds on her earlier work, An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi, published in 2003. She says this new book brings events up to the present, and completes a comprehensive set of Treaty histories.