
Waikato-Tainui accepted a co-governance deal – but now they want the lot.
Alf must have missed something somewhere about this water malarkey.
First, he was led to believe Maori claims to water were something to do with rights, not actual ownership.
Second, he was led to believe Pita Sharples would not attend the national hui set up by that Maori king bloke in the Waikato.
Just a few weeks ago the Waitangi Tribunal – urging the Government to halt the partial sale of Mighty River Power – said the partial privatisation would affect the Government’s ability to make redress to Maori rights in water.
It called for an urgent national hui to find solutions to questions around how Maori rights over fresh water are recognised.
The Government duly delayed the Mighty River Power float until next March or April.
It said it would consult iwi associated with waterways used by Mighty River Power but rejected any pan-Maori approach to settle water claims.
But Maori obviously intend to up the ante in their campaign to control all our water before they move on to take control of the wind and the air we breath.
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