Crown critical
The Waitangi Tribunal was yesterday criticised by the Crown for drawing findings on Muriwhenua fisheries claims without the benefit of evidence on the land.
Crown counsel in the Ngai Tahu case, Mrs Shonagh Kenderdine submitted that the Waitangi tribunal, in the Muriwhenua report, had made findings without the benefit of Crown evidence.
“In the Crown’s view this is a serious distortion of the inquiry process established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act, 1975.
If land was the sole focus of the treaty partners in 1840 where did that leave fisheries connected to the lands, she asked.
“Where do they fit with the guarantees made in the Treaty of Waitangi? The Crown submitted that dual consideration had to be given to land and fisheries. Fisheries could not be separated from evidence on the purchase of land.
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Press, 8 December 1988, Page 14
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