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# In 2011 the Marine and Coastal Area Act CONFISCATED Public Ownership of Our Coastline
- URL: https://goodoil.news/in-2011-the-marine-coastal-area-act-confiscated-public-ownership-of-our-coastline/
- Published: 2019-12-14T20:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-12-14T09:34:35.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: NZ, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

> **Racists are people who want a different treatment for people based on their ethnicity or ancestry and we do not want that! I want all NZers treated equally at law**  
>  
> **Hobson’s Pledge leader Don Brash**  

In 2011 the Marine and Coastal Area Act confiscated public ownership of our coastline but allowed Maori to claim special ownership rights.

**Why does this matter?**

Nearly 600 claims have been lodged by private Maori interests. Many are likely to be successful. This will create a coastal-owning tribal aristocracy with rights to lease beach areas, mine seabed minerals, block competitors and BAN activities according to unwritten tribal laws. “Sacred areas” will be off-limits to the public. Some tribal members have already illegally blocked access to their beaches, according to Hobson’s Pledge.

**What you can do about it**?

Find out [the facts](https://www.change.org/p/restore-nz-beaches-to-public-ownership?recruiter=612781166&utm%5Fsource=share%5Fpetition&utm%5Fmedium=copylink&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fpetition&utm%5Fterm=share%5Fpetition) and [sign their petition](https://www.change.org/p/restore-nz-beaches-to-public-ownership?recruiter=612781166&utm%5Fsource=share%5Fpetition&utm%5Fmedium=copylink&utm%5Fcampaign=share%5Fpetition&utm%5Fterm=share%5Fpetition)

Below you can listen to Don Brash’s interview on Waatea.news.com, December 9, 2019

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