Māori rights at stake from Kermadec ocean sanctuary, iwi leader says

Māori rights at stake from Kermadec ocean sanctuary, iwi leader says
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot March 29 (BusinessDesk) - Jamie Tuuta, Te Ohu Kaimoana's chairman, says iwi and Māori have "taken our eye off the ball" and the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill had made it abundantly clear that Māori rights are at stake. Te Ohu Kaimoana has fought with the government over the proposed Kermadec ocean sanctuary, saying the enabling legislation undermines the integrity of the 1992 settlement, and filed papers in the High Court last March to protect iwi fishing interests around the Kermadec Islands. A preliminary hearing was held...