Author: Michael Murphy

14 Jul Fear that iwi could charge for surf events (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 09:59h in News, Posts

Giving Maori title over the seabed and foreshore could result in charges for commercial recreational activities, such as surfing or surfcasting competitions, says a controversial legal academic...

08 Jul Property rights: the Nisga’a pave the way (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 10:11h in News, Posts

A historic conversation is occurring on a section of “Indian country” in northwestern British Columbia. First nations people of the Nisga'a territory are evaluating legislation that may soon allow individual Nisga'a to own private land they can transfer to whomever they wish, Nisga'a or non-Nisga'a...

08 Jul Decision near on endorsing UN rights declaration (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 09:44h in News, Posts

The Cabinet has yet to decide whether New Zealand should reverse its stance and endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, despite Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples saying an announcement is imminent...