The Marine and Coastal Area bill about to be enacted will give the holders of customary title (maori only) the right at law to veto the RMA, Council and Regional Plans.
The following is an excerpt from the proposed bill.
A customary marine title will have the following associated rights in respect of the title area, subject to certain exclusions.
• The right to give or withhold permission for applications under the Resource Management Act 1991:
• The right to give or withhold permission for specified conservation activities:
• The right to participate in certain conservation decisions:
• The protection of wahi tapu or wahi tapu areas within the title area:
• The presumption of ownership or newly formed taonga taturu:
• The ownership of minerals (other than petroleum, gold, silver, and uranium):
• The right to create a planning document for the customary marine title area that imposes obligations on local authorities.
This proposed act promotes racism and apartheid which is further reinforced in a report from the maori Party headed 'Keeping Our Promise” Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) bill Feb 2011. This excerpt is but one of many 'KEY FACTS” in the report.
• Transfers the burden of proof.
The Crown has to prove customary rights were extinguished, rather than iwi having to prove they were not.
My question is why are New Zealand citizens rolling over and letting the National government and the Maori Party pass this disastrous bill into legislation?
Maureen J Anderson, Pyes Pa.