NZCPR Newsletter: Parliamentary Sovereignty Hangs in the Balance

The secret ‘partnership’ deal between the Cook Islands and China caught our Government by surprise. It caused concern because it will bring the influence of one of the world’s most ambitious global superpowers much closer to home.

NZCPR Newsletter: Supreme Court Activism

I cannot contemplate without uneasiness the evil consequences which might ensue from judicially declaring that the soil of the foreshore of the Colony will be vested absolutely in the natives if they can prove certain acts of ownership – Chief Judge Fenton 1870.

As Kiwis head to the beaches this summer, they should give a thought to the battle that’s raging behind the scenes for the ownership and control of their favourite patch of coastline.

Frank Newman: It's a Win! Of Sorts...

There is no doubt the announcement by Minister Paul Goldsmith that the Marine and Coastal Area Act is to be amended to reaffirm Parliament’s intentions when it passed the Act in 2011, is good news worthy of applause.

The Minister says the changes include:

• Inserting a declaratory statement that overturns the reasoning of the Court of Appeal and High Court in Re Edwards, and the reasoning of all High Court decisions since the High Court in Re Edwards, where they relate to the test for CMT.

NZCPR Newsletter: Moratorium on Coastal Claims

It is now 100 days since Christopher Luxon’s new Government was formed. Significant progress has been made in fulfilling Coalition pledges to wind back co-governance and race-based privilege.

NZCPR Weekly: A Bombshell Decision

Dear NZCPR Reader,   

This week’s NZCPR newsletter is especially important – we analyse the bombshell High Court ruling on the first of 200 tribal claims for New Zealand’s foreshore and seabed and reveal that unless the judgement is appealed, the entire coastal area appears likely to fall under tribal control, our NZCPR Guest Commentator former Judge Anthony Willy outlines his deep concern about the ruling and the danger it represents to New Zealand’s common law, and our poll asks whether you believe the Churchman ruling should be appealed.

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