Foreshore and Seabed Act Review - Report Released
Foreshore law failing Maori, should be scrapped: Report2:05PM Wednesday Jul 01, 2009
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples. Photo / Mark Mitchell
A review of the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act says it should be repealed.
The 150-page report said the law failed to recognise Maori property rights as recognised by the courts and advanced the general interests of the public at the expense of Maori.