Majority Crown ownership not enough to secure Treaty rights, says Maori Council

Majority Crown ownership not enough to secure Treaty rights, says Maori Council
By Pattrick Smellie Jan 31 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's highest court has begun hearing the final stage in a challenge by Maori to require settlement of Treaty of Waitangi claims to freshwater before any partial privatisation of state-owned power companies goes ahead. Colin Carruthers QC opened submissions for the New Zealand Maori Council before a full five judge bench of the Supreme Court, in front of a public gallery packed with Maori, and legal and political observers, who spilled out to watch live replays in the foyer of the court. Am...