The Environment Court has found in favour of Ngāti Ruanui and the lobby group Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, in ruling that the company Trans-Tasman Resources must provide complete copies of its renewed application to the Environmental Protection Authority to undertake seabed mining off the Taranaki Coast. By way of
Day: November 11, 2016
On Monday the second stage of Waitangi Tribunal hearings concerning the Freshwater and Geothermal Energy Claim (WAI 2358) commenced. (One week of hearings is scheduled now, with a second week scheduled for early next year.) This is the Treaty claim of the New Zealand Māori Council concerned with what
Last week the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill was read for a second time in Parliament, with the Committee Stage completed earlier this week. Yesterday the responsible Minister, Todd McClay, announced the third reading – with his speech indicating an expectation that the Bill would be passed in law
On Tuesday the Minister for the Environment, Dr Nick Smith, announced that an agreement had been reached between the National and Māori parties, which would allow the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill to pass its second and third readings in Parliament. By way of background, this Bill was introduced to
At this time of the year many iwi groups are publishing their annual reports (with a balance date of 30 June), in order to prepare for their annual general meetings. Over the next few editions of Pānui we will be progressively reviewing both financial and non-financial aspects of these