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ARTICLES RELATED TO New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - Ongoing debate |  |  |  | New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - Ongoing debate: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - Ongoing debateAlthough under attack from both sides, the government chose to press forward with its legislation, believing that its "middle way" was the only means of satisfactorily resolving the controversy. Criticism of the government, both from Maori and from opposition parties, continued to intensify, and the government began to lose ground in opinion polls.
On January 27, 2004, National Party leader Don Brash delivered a speech at Orewa that was highly critical of the government's policy towards Maori. Brash said that the government was showin ...
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 |  |  | New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - Ongoing debate: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - LegislationOn 18 November 2004, the Labour/Progressive government passed the Foreshore and Seabed Act, which gave ownership to the state. Maori can, however, apply for "guardianship" of certain areas. The Act was highly contentious.
The government's foreshore and seabed bill passed its first vote in Parliament on 7 May 2004, backed by Labour, the Progressives, and New Zealand First. The National Party and ACT both opposed the bill, saying that it gave too much control to Maori, while United Future opposed it due to the removal of the public doma ...
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 |  |  | New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - Ongoing debate: Encyclopedia II - New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy - OriginsThe foreshore and seabed controversy was sparked when, on 19 June 2003, New Zealand's Court of Appeal ruled that Maori were entitled to "seek customary title" over the foreshore and seabed in the Maori Land Court. The ruling granted only the right to pursue establishing an interest, not ownership, but the prospect of a successful claim created considerable hostility in many sectors of society. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark of the Labour Party, announced that the government ...
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