“As a nation, Te Tiriti, Section 4, and iwi rights and responsibilities are the strongest protections we have against extensive privatisation and commercialisation of the conservation estate.” — Melanie Nelson on proposed changes to how conservation land is managed.
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“Private development encroachment into the conservation estate comes on top of a historical legacy of locking Māori out of these highly valued ancestral territories.” — Professor Elizabeth Macpherson on the fast-track bill.
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“One of my goals is to get into a position where I can work for Ngāti Pikiao, as someone who helps our people to come home . . . to help them discover this whole other way of life.” — Te Atamairangi Emery-Hughes.
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“I’ve been part of endless debates which assume that we Pākehā can’t trust tangata whenua to look after the environment as well as we can.” — Catherine Delahunty.
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