Court of Appeal Opens Coast to Maori Ownership

When the Marine and Coastal Area Act was passed in 2011, the public was told by the then National Government that less than 10% of the coast would qualify for customary marine title. 

A decision by the Court of Appeal has shown that assurance to be a lie. We now know that virtually all of the coast will pass to Maori control.

National is now in charge. It should put things right. It should amend the legislation so it does what it said it would do.