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Foreshore and Seabed

Tuesday, 15 June, 2010 | Peter Johnston

The Government and the Maori party have reached an agreement in relation to the foreshore and seabed.  The key points to the agreement reached are as follows:

• Repeal of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.
• Existing private titles will continue unaffected.
• Public access and existing navigation and fishing rights will continue unaffected.
• The foreshore and seabed which are currently vested in the Crown will become

Waikato River Settlement Act Passed

Friday, 14 May, 2010 | Peter Johnston

The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Christopher Finlayson, recently announced that Parliament had passed the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act (the Act).

The Act gives effect to the settlement of raupatu claims under the 2009 deed of settlement and the Kiingitanga accord between the Crown and Waikato-Tainui.

The Act sets clear focus on the management of the Waikato River, with the overarching purpose to restore… Continue reading

Maori Business Showcase – Connecting with Maori in Business

Thursday, 29 April, 2010 | Peter Johnston

Partner, Peter Johnston, was delighted to speak at the Te Awe Wellington Maori Business Network and Te Puni Kokiri Maori Business Showcase held in Wellington recently.  The theme for the evening was connecting with Maori in Business.

The Maori Business Showcase brought together over 100 Members from Te Awe Wellington Maori Business Network and Te Puni Kokiri Business Facilitation Service. Peter as Chair of Te Awe Wellington Maori Business… Continue reading

Rainey Collins Associate Presents Paper at Law Conference in Wellington

Friday, 12 March, 2010 | Peter Johnston

On Friday 19 February 2010 Rainey Collins Associate Dr Bryan Gilling presented a paper at the Lexis Nexis Public and Administrative Law Conference held at Te Papa in Wellington.  Bryan’s paper summarised three major aspects of Treaty-related law over the past 12 months, namely:

1. Developments in the Waitangi Tribunal;
2. The Treaty of Waitangi in the Courts; and
3. The Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 Review.

You can read Bryan’s… Continue reading

Replacement of Foreshore and Seabed Act Likely Soon

Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 | Peter Johnston

The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. John Key, confirmed at Te Tii Marae, Waitangi on 8 February 2010 that the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 (“the Act”) will be replaced this year.

The Attorney General was reported as stating that he expects to take a “blueprint” for the replacement of the Act in a series of national hui in March 2010… Continue reading

Funding for Housing on Maori Land

Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 | Peter Johnston

On 3 February 2010, the Housing Minister, Hon. Phil Heatley, announced that Maori who want to build on their ancestral land may have an opportunity through a partnership between Housing New Zealand Corporation and Kiwibank.

Minister Heatley announced that the Crown will be stepping in as guarantor for qualifying home loans.

The partnership provides an opportunity for Maori to build, purchase or relocate a house on multiply-owned Maori… Continue reading

Waikato River Sign New Deed of Settlement

Thursday, 28 January, 2010 | Jo-Ella Sarich

On 17 December 2009, Waikato-Tainui signed a re-negotiated Deed of Settlement with the Crown in relation to the Waikato River, which replaces the earlier settlement reached in August 2008.  

The Crown sought a revised Deed of Settlement which would simplify co-governance arrangements over the Waikato River.  The revised Deed of Settlement now provides for the creation of a single co-governance entity (the Waikato River Authority), which will monitor the… Continue reading

Muriwhenua Sign Agreement in Principle

Thursday, 21 January, 2010 | Peter Johnston

Some twelve years after the release of the Muriwhenua Lands Report, the iwi of Muriwhenua have signed an Agreement in Principle (“AIP”) at Roma Marae, Ahipara, on 16 January 2010.

The AIP was signed between the Crown and Te Hui Topu o Te Hiku o Te Ika (“Te Hiku Forum”) which represents Ngati Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Te Rarawa and Ngati Kahu.

It is reported that the… Continue reading

Rainey Collins Partner Hosts Maori & Pacific Business

Wednesday, 23 September, 2009 | Peter Johnston

Rainey Collins Partner Peter Johnston was delighted to host a Maori and Pacific business expo in Wellington recently in his capacity as Chairman of the Wellington Maori Business Network Te Awe.

The business expo show cased a number of Maori and Pacific businesses and brought together a number of Maori and Pacific business leaders. 

The expo also provided an opportunity for members and their guests to network through… Continue reading

Submissions Invited On Review Of Emissions Trading Scheme

Thursday, 29 January, 2009 | Jo-Ella Sarich

Public submissions are now being invited on the Review of the Emissions Trading Scheme and related matters.

The Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee has been established by the House of Representatives to review the Emissions Trading Scheme. The terms of reference for the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee can be found at http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/SC/Details/EmissionsTrading/9/b/e/00SCETS_TOR_1-Terms-of-reference-of-the-Emissions-Trading-Scheme-Review.htm. They include:

• Requiring analysis to be carried out on the benefits or costs

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