Govt pressed to resolve overlapping treaty settlements

The Government is under serious pressure to resolve the problem of overlapping treaty settlements to avoid a repeat of the Foreshore and Seabed controversy. A hikoi calling for the Crown to recognise tikanga in the treaty process spilled over into threats of war on Parliament's forecourt yesterday as frustrations boiled over. We'll speak shortly to the Minister for Treaty Negotiations, Andrew Little, shortly but first our Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell, filed this report.