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1. Claims and Counter-Claims
Chris Trotter
- 📰 A private meeting between Cabinet Ministers and seafood industry reps raised concerns over changes to the Marine & Coastal Areas Act.
- 🌊 Proposed changes could reduce coastline subject to customary marine title claims from 100% to 5%.
- 🏛️ Meeting contextualized within Coalition Agreement to address Court of Appeal decision on Māori customary claims.
- 🤝 Consultations with industry common; not indicative of cronyism but seeking input on legislative impacts.
- 📝 Leak of meeting notes to media raises questions about transparency and political motives.
