Motiti Rohe Moana Trust and Royal Forest Bird Protection Society Inc. Submissions - 27 November 2017 [pdf, 295 KB]
...and unopposed by any other iwi or hapu. Council and the Crown have no evidence to support their argument that Treaty settlements or customary interests are threatened by the proposed rules framework. It is a hypothetical objection. Overlapping claims under the Takutai Moana Act, unless and until resolved by the Crown or High Court, have no impact on jurisdiction under the RMA. Otherwise Council's rules framework in the CMA would be at risk from the same claims. 9 This appeal...