What’s at stake: Whether recognition of Māori Customary Marine Title proceeds under the existing MACA test, or is reset by a tougher, potentially retrospective law change that would reopen cases and unsettle coastal consent pathways.
Background: Last Friday, the High Court recognised CMT for Ruapuke Island descendants in Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has welcomed the ruling and urged the Government to abandon its Marine and Coastal Area (CMT) Amendment Bill
Main players: Ruapuke Island whānau (Kīhau, Topi, Whāitiri); Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa); and the Government, led on the courts process by Minister Paul Goldsmith.
A High Court ruling has recognised Customary Marine Title (CMT) for descendants of the traditional landowners of the Ruapuke Island Group in Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait, prompting Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to call for the Government to abandon its planned overhaul of the marine and coastal
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What’s at stake: Whether recognition of Māori Customary Marine Title proceeds under the existing MACA test, or is reset by a tougher, potentially retrospective law change that would reopen cases and unsettle coastal consent pathways.
Background: Last Friday, the High Court recognised CMT for Ruapuke Island descendants in Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has welcomed the ruling and urged the Government to abandon its Marine and Coastal Area (CMT) Amendment Bill
Main players: Ruapuke Island whānau (Kīhau, Topi, Whāitiri); Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa); and the Government, led on the courts process by Minister Paul Goldsmith.
