Post by Brent George on Jan 18, 2024 0:58:19 GMT
Waitangi Tribunal: Crown failed to address landlocked Māori land
Stuff - Taihape: 18-Jan-2024
The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled the Crown has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi by allowing Māori land to become landlocked, and has failed to impactfully solve the issue.
The tribunal received 46 claims from the Taihape district in the central North Island, with many of the claims arguing the Crown allowed Māori land to become landlocked, and in doing so breached its duty under article 2 of the Treaty to protect the tino rangatiratanga of Māori over their own lands.
Over a quarter of Māori land around Aotearoa is landlocked, according to Herenga ā Nuku, the Walking Access Commission.
This issue is further exemplified in Taihape, according to the tribunal, as 70% of remaining Māori land in the area is landlocked, exceeding 50,000 hectares.
Stuff - Taihape: 18-Jan-2024
The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled the Crown has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi by allowing Māori land to become landlocked, and has failed to impactfully solve the issue.
The tribunal received 46 claims from the Taihape district in the central North Island, with many of the claims arguing the Crown allowed Māori land to become landlocked, and in doing so breached its duty under article 2 of the Treaty to protect the tino rangatiratanga of Māori over their own lands.
Over a quarter of Māori land around Aotearoa is landlocked, according to Herenga ā Nuku, the Walking Access Commission.
This issue is further exemplified in Taihape, according to the tribunal, as 70% of remaining Māori land in the area is landlocked, exceeding 50,000 hectares.