Nga Taumata o te Moana - A return to rangatiratanga over the takutai moana

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Nga Taumata o te Moana - A return to rangatiratanga over the takutai moana

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The Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 extinguished Māori customary rights to the foreshore and seabed at law by vesting ownership of the foreshore and seabed in the Crown. The Act prohibited Māori from having their customary rights recognised at common law by removing the jurisdiction of the courts to investigate customary rights in the takutai moana. The 2004 Act provided for the recognition of new lesser rights, should Māori be able to meet the tests specified in the legislation. The legisl...

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Doctoral

Date created

2020

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Downs, Season-Mary

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13736

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takutai moana / foreshore and seabed / rangatiratanga / te tiriti / the treaty / kawanatanga / sovereignty / maori / rights / international law / common law / indigenous rights / tangata whenua / tikanga / law / marine and coastal area

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