Waitangi Tribunal releases part of report into Marine and Coastal areas

The Waitangi Tribunal has hit out at the the Government for blindly adhering to its coalition agreement by making it harder for Maori to get customary marine title. The Tribunal today released the first part of its report into proposed changes to the Marine and Coastal Area - or Takutai Moana Act announced in July. The scathing document is the result of an urgent inquiry by the Tribunal in August, Maori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira filed this story.