Waitangi Tribunal - issue 65 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 3.2 MB]
...preserve the level of Lake Waikaremoana for hydroelectricity. In 1961, a ban on milling was imposed across Te Urewera, with only a handful of exceptions. The ban later became permanent. The Tribunal found that the Crown had a duty to prevent environmental catastrophes but also had to compensate Māori landowners whose livelihoods and development opportunities had been curtailed. The Crown did not pay compensation before 1961, because the only form it would consider was the purcha...