Oct 15, 2012

The three mystic apes











  1. Morgan - I'd be interested in hearing where this now leaves the Maori Party?Surely they are "up creek without a paddle" now?If they stick with National,it will only further dent their vote.There only option is to walk.

    1. Well, it depends where National go from here. There is still room to negotiate another solution (i.e. a solution other than shares-plus). The government could provide redress through, say, a combination of commercial shares and kaitiaki powers. To a certian extent Waikato-Tainui already have kaitiaki powers through their co-management agreement with the Crown.

      However, if National ignore any redress then the Maori Party must walk. This is, after all, as significant (if not moreso) as the the foreshore and seabed.

  2. I think going to Court is the only way forward on this and the the only reason some Maori were keen to settle this with out going to Court was because they were not quite as confident as you that they would win
    It will be interesting

  3. The NZMC has no mandate to represent Maori on this issue, if they cannot get the backing of iwi consensus they should refrain from court action against the crown.

    The NZMC is not a treaty partner, and itself has no interests or rights in water, these issues should be negotiated by iwi and the crown.



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