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Foreshore and seabed information: 2005 - ongoing

  • Act now: Foreshore and Seabed Repeal Bill, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 21 July 2007

  • World mining giant targets North Island, Wayne Thompson, 14 June 2007

  • Seabed Mining - a Tui Truism, Tariana Turia, 21 March 2007

  • Foreshore and Seabed Act (Repeal) Bill - introduced 12 October 2006

  • Changing the game plan: the Foreshore and Seabed Act and constitutional change, Dr Maria Bargh, 30 May 2006

  • 'Mission to New Zealand' - Report of Rodolfo Stavenhagen, the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, dated 13 March 2006, released 4 April 2006

  • UN Expert on Human Rights of Indigenous People Concludes Visit to New Zealand, UN Press Release, 25 November 2005

  • Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 23 November 2005

  • Information on the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, 19 to 25 November 2005

  • Foreshore and seabed legislation - complaint to, and correspondence with, NZ Human Rights Commission, the Speaker of the House, and the Office of Human Rights Proceedings, Updated 12 October 2005

  • Moana Jackson: 'A Constitution for Aotearoa-New Zealand based on the Treaty of Waitangi' - Wellington on 29 June, Christchurch on 12 July, and Auckland on 21 July 2005.

  • Hikoi: one year on - a public forum in Wellington, 12 May 2005

  • United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Decision on NZ Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, March 2005

  • Hikoi ki Waitangi - 2 to 6 February 2005

  • Anniversary Day Marks Past and Present Theft from Maori, Takutai Moana Poneke Collective, 24 January 2005 - Media release + Photos

  • Te Mangoroa hikoi against the foreshore and seabed legislation, 17 January 2005 - he panui   |   press release


    • Foreshore and seabed archive: July 2003 - December 2004

  • Reports, leaflets and campaigns

  • Articles, alerts, statements and speeches

  • Media releases

  • Media reports

  • Support the foreshore and seabed hikoi!   - May 2004   - October 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Bill 2004

  • Submissions on the government's August 2003 proposals from Pakeha individuals and groups.

  • Submissions on the government's August 2003 proposals from Tangata Whenua individuals and groups.

  • Court of Appeal judgement: Ngati Apa and Others v Attorney-General and Others, 19 June 2003

  • Links to other sites with foreshore and seabed information.


    • Foreshore and seabed: reports, leaflets and campaigns

  • WAI 1071 Report on the Crown's Foreshore and Seabed Policy, Waitangi Tribunal, 8 March 2004

  • Foreshore and seabed: moving forward or going backwards? updated June 2004
        - print off leaflet

  • Pakeha / Tauiwi Statement on the Foreshore and Seabed Legislation   -   web page

  • Backgrounder on the government's proposals for the foreshore and seabed
    - why are we opposed to them? is this a peace issue? is this a Maori versus non-Maori issue? are there positive ways forward?

  • Government foreshore and seabed policy breaches basic human rights
        [pdf file]   [html]

  • No raupatu in our time! campaign - read the information - get the badge.

  • The foreshore and seabed debate, Network Waitangi Whangarei.

  • TU MAI Foreshore and Seabed Petition.

  • Te Ope Mana a Tai pamphlets.


    • Foreshore and seabed: articles, alerts, statements and speeches

    Moana Jackson   |   Peace Movement Aotearoa


  • Wi Parata is dead, long live Wi Parata, Dr David Williams, 10 December 2004

  • Occupation at Brighton Pier - Takutai Moana Wananga from 3 December 2004

  • Foreshore Bill: what now? Peace Movement Aotearoa, 19 November 2004

  • The Foreshore and Seabed Act: Sad End to a Sorry Spectacle, Ewan Morris, 19 November 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004

  • Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004

  • Speech for the Third Reading of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Tariana Turia, 18 November 2004

  • Speech for the Third Reading of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Metiria Turei, 18 November 2004 - listen to the speech [MP3 file]     read the speech

  • Speech for the Committee Stage of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Nandor Tanczos, 17 November 2004

  • Speech for the Second Reading of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Tariana Turia, 16 November 2004

  • Summary and Analysis of Amended Foreshore and Seabed Bill SOP Tabled 16 November 2004, Te Ope Mana a Tai

  • Alert! Foreshore and Seabed Bill this week: updates of where it is at; protest details, links to media releases and reports, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 16 November 2004

  • Alert! Foreshore and Seabed Bill next week, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 12 November 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Bill Select Committee Report Available, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 4 November 2004

  • Supplementary submission on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Grant Powell, October 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Legislation, Statement by Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops, 22 October 2004

  • Diary of a Debacle - the Foreshore and Seabed Bill Select Committee hearings, Metiria Turei, July to October 2004

  • The Foreshore and Seabed Bill - Policy and Politics, Cara Conroy-Low, 20 September 2004

  • Reports from the Select Committee Hearings, Te Ope Mana a Tai, July - September 2004

  • Hikoi Takutaimoana II web pages now online, Peace Movement Aotearoa, September 2004

  • Port Marlborough Privy Council appeal, Grant Powell, 16 September 2004

  • Oral Submisison to the Fisheries and Other Sea Related Legislation Select Committee, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 13 September 2004

  • A great Judiciary ... if it does what it is supposed to do, Tapu Misa, 8 September 2004

  • "Bit of an uproar" in Select Committee Hearings during Nga Rauru submission, Bill Hamilton, 1 September 2004

  • On Judge Wickliffe, Tariana Turia, 1 September 2004

  • Letter to Select Committee Re Hearing of Oral Submissions, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 28 August 2004

  • UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination requests explanantion of Foreshore and Seabed Bill, CERD, 20 August 2004

  • New Book Makes Sense of the Foreshore and Seabed, Maori Law Review, 3 August 2004

  • We must keep good faith in the world, Chris Lawrence, 23 July 2004

  • "I gave you my bucket and spade, now you want the whole sandpit", Angeline Greensill, July 2004

  • Constitutional Crisis Over Foreshore and Seabed In Aotearoa, Richard Boast, July 2004

  • Intervention on Foreshore and Seabed delivered to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust, Tuhoe Nation, and the International Indian Treaty Council, 19 July 2004

  • Statement on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, from the 'Living and Learning Together: The role of human rights education in strengthening communities in New Zealand conference, 13 July 2004

  • Governance of the Foreshore sweeps onto our horizon, Betsan Martin, 20 June 2004

  • Act now! Foreshore and Seabed Bill Submissions, Peace Movement Aotearoa, June 2004

  • Foreshore and seabed - can dual world-views be reconciled? Pat Snedden, 19 June 2004

  • Foreshore for the courts to decide, Geoff Leane, 17 June 2004

  • Fasting for the Foreshore, Betsan Martin, 17 June 2004

  • Reply to Pakeha / Tauiwi Open Letter on the Foreshore and Seabed, Michael Cullen, 15 June 2004

  • Letter asking for an extension of the deadline for submissions on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, 14 June 2004

  • Who owns the foreshore and seabed? Notes by Jock Brookfield, 13 June 2004

  • Bully on the Beach, Geoff Leane, 4 June 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed: An Indecent Haste, Rodger Smith, June 2004

  • A Primer on Making Submissions on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Moana Jackson, 25 May 2004 (with an introductory section for people who haven't made a submission before)

  • Untangling the Foreshore, Jim Evans, 25 May 2004

  • Reflections On The Seabed and Foreshore Hikoi, Nathan Hoturoa Gray, 14 May 2004

  • Letter to Helen Clark, Linda Campbell, 13 May 2004

  • Labour chiefs ignored real issues, Tony Ward, 12 May 2004

  • Thank you to everyone who supported the hikoi, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 7 May 2004

  • First Reading of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill - Speeches by: Tariana Turia,   Nanaia Mahuta,   Jeanette Fitzsimons,   Metiria Turei, 6 May 2004

  • Controversial legislation needs further discussion, David Williams, 6 May 2004

  • Open letter to Helen Clark, Dr Tony Ward, 5 May 2004

  • Open Letter on foreshore and seabed, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 5 May 2004

  • Letter to New Zealand government, International Indian Treaty Council, 5 May 2004

  • Open Letter to all Members of Parliament, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, 4 May 2004

  • The 5-minute Foreshore and Seabed: A Pakeha perspective and summary, Danny Butt, 4 May 2004

  • Open letter to Maori members of parliament, Maori Anglican Bishops and the 'clergy and laity of Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa', 3 May 2004

  • Stakes in the sand, Bruce Ansley, 1 May 2004

  • The public domain, Brian Easton, 1 May 2004

  • Advice to Public Service Chief Executives on The Foreshore and Seabed Hikoi, State Services Commissioner, 30 April 2004

  • Letter to Helen Clark, Christian World Service, 30 April 2004

  • CKUT Radio, Montreal, on foreshore and seabed struggle, CKUT Radio, 28 April 2004

  • Seabed and foreshore best left alone, Tapu Misa, 28 April 2004

  • Goldilocks and the Four Shores; or ‘Somebody’s Been Sleeping in My Seabed!’ Ewan Morris, 28 April 2004

  • Statement, Tariana Turia, 27 April 2004

  • Comments on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Tariana Turia, 26 April 2004

  • Memorandum on the Human Rights Law Aspects of the Seabed Bill, Chris Lawrence, 21 April 2004

  • Request to Dover Samuels to vote against the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, 18 April 2004

  • An Analysis of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Moana Jackson, 15 April 2004

  • Fear and Loathing on the Beaches: The Law, the Maori, the Foreshore and the Constitution, Geoff Leane, 15 April 2004

  • Summary and Analysis of Foreshore and Seabed Bill, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 13 April 2004

  • Easter 'Sunday Supplement' on the foreshore and seabed legislation, Marion Wood, 11 April 2004

  • Decoupling the Treaty and the Iwi - Summary Analysis of the Government's Final Foreshore and Seabed Legislative Framework as Released on 7 April 2004, Moana Jackson, 8 April 2004.

  • 'New' policy: unfair, unjust and unnecessary, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 7 April 2004

  • A few personal comments on the "new" foreshore/seabed policy, David Williams, 7 April 2004

  • Analysis of April Foreshore and Seabed Framework, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 7 April 2004

  • New Zealand's Foreshore and Seabed Legislative Framework and Synopsis, NZ Government, 7 April 2004

  • An Open Letter To Dover Samuels and John Tamihere, Anglican Church in Aotearoa, 6 April 2004

  • The Crown Baselines for Legislation on the Foreshore and Seabed - An Analysis, Moana Jackson, 1 April 2004

  • Examining Policy and Law Surrounding the Seabed and Foreshore Issue, Address to the Public Law Conference 2004, Grant Powell, March 2004

  • Sell foreshores? Tui advert, Te Taute, 30 March 2004.

  • On the Waitangi Tribunal Report, Tariana Turia, 15 March 2004

  • Resolutions from the 4th National Foreshore and Seabed Hui, 13 March 2004

  • Presentations delivered to the Hui Taumata: National Foreshore and Seabed Hui, 13 March 2004

  • Don Brash and the Foreshore, Jock Brookfield, 7 March 2004

  • Fighting Talk on the Foreshore, Kui Paki interviews Judge Ken Heta Hingston, February 2004

  • Pride and Prejudice, Gloria Herbert, 18 February 2004

  • Photos! Hands Across The Beach - "The best human performance art I've ever seen.", 7 February 2004

  • 'Hands Across the Beach' on 7 February 2004 - the people of Te Hiku o Te Ika in the Far North invite you to join them in a day of celebration and community fun!

  • Speech to the ARENA Forum on the Seabed and Foreshore, Dr Jane Kelsey, 3 February 2004

  • Maori Customary Title in Foreshore and Seabed: comment on the Crown's Decisions and a reply to Bill Clayton, Jock Brookfield, February 2004

  • Letter to Helen Clark 'Foreshore and seabed: protecting both public access and customary rights', Human Rights Commission, released in January 2004

  • Where Greens stand on Foreshore and Seabed, Jeanette Fitzsimons, 24 January 2004

  • Government foreshore and seabed policy breaches basic human rights, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 23 December 2003

  • Welcome to our beaches, Ngati Kahu, 23 December 2003

  • The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: An analysis of the government framework for the foreshore and seabed, Moana Jackson (for Te Hau Tikanga, the Maori Law Commission), 20 December 2003

  • Seabed deal plainly not fair to Maori, Moana Jackson, 19 December 2003

  • Response to the government's decision, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, 18 December 2003

  • Resolutions Passed Unanimously, Hongoeka Foreshore and Seabed Hui, 18 December 2003

  • Comment on foreshore and seabed policy, Tom Scott, 18 December 2003

  • Foreshore and Seabed Policy Framework, NZ Government Proposals, 17 December 2003

  • Never mind beach access, what about some respect? Tapu Misa, 17 December 2003

  • Sharing and partnership: the value of Maori custom, Tariana Turia, 15 December 2003

  • Act now on the foreshore and seabed, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 8 December 2003

  • The taking of the foreshore, Moana Jackson, 8 December 2003

  • Report on foreshore and seabed meeting, Margaret Mutu, 4 December 2003

  • Letter to Michael Cullen re Government policy on foreshore and seabed lands, David Williams, 26 November 2003

  • A Few Thoughts on Foreshore and Seabed, Grant Powell, 12 November 2003

  • Memorandum on behalf of the Crown, to the Waitangi Tribunal in the matter of Foreshore and Seabed claims (WAI 1071), 5 November 2003

  • Where to now on the foreshore, Moana Jackson, October 2003

  • No raupatu in our time! Peace Movement Aotearoa, an ongoing campaign which was launched on 28 October 2003

  • Te Pakira Hui Resolutions, 23 October 2003

  • Draft Options for Resolution of Foreshore and Seabed Issues: For consideration by Iwi/hapu, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 23 October 2003

  • Memorandum on behalf of the Crown, to the Waitangi Tribunal in the matter of applications for an urgent enquiry into Foreshore and Seabed issues (WAI 1071), 23 October 2003

  • Statement from Treaty Conference 2003, 5 October 2003

  • Act now! Foreshore and Seabed Submissions, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 29 September 2003

  • Panic on the beach, Moana Jackson, September 2003

  • Resolution on the Foreshore and Seabed, CTU Affiliates Meeting, 19 September 2003

  • Statement by Ngati Kahungunu on the government proposals on the foreshore and seabed, 12 September 2003

  • Taranaki Gates and Rabbit-Proof Fences: Identity, culture and mental well-being, Tariana Turia, 10 September 2003

  • Protecting customary rights in the coastal marine area, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 5 September 2003

  • 'Let's take a breath, and find out a bit more about Maori customary rights before we jump up and down' - a comment on the foreshore/seabed controversy, David Williams, September 2003.

  • Resolutions from Omaka Hui, 30 August 2003

  • Building a two-hulled waka, Jeanette Fitzsimons, 26 August 2003

  • Submissions on 'Foreshore and seabed: protecting public access and customary rights', Peace Movement Aotearoa, 18 August 2003

  • Statement on 'Foreshore and seabed: protecting public access and customary rights', Labour Maori Caucus, 18 August 2003

  • Statement following government announcement on seabed and foreshore, Tariana Turia, 18 August 2003

  • Some Core Values for Resolving the Foreshore and Seabed Issue, Te Hau Tikanga, the Maori Law Commission, 16 August 2003

  • Discussion framework on customary rights to the foreshore and seabed, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 16 August 2003

  • Five on the foreshore, Don Franks, August 2003

  • Maori Call for Informed Debate On Foreshore Issues - 'Te Takutai Moana' released today, Annette Sykes and Leonie Pihama, 30 July 2003

  • Pakeha support Maori customary title - Open letter to Helen Clark, Margaret Wilson, and Michael Cullen, 28 July 2003

  • Support the Paeroa Declaration, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 14 July 2003

  • 'Backgrounding the Paeroa Declaration', Moana Jackson, July 2003 - with the Paeroa Declaration text and explanatory notes.

  • "There are obligations there" A consideration of Maori responsibilities and obligations in regard to the seabed and foreshore, Moana Jackson, July 2003

  • A Foreshore Primer: Question and Answer Fact Sheet, Te Hau Tikanga / The Maori Law Commission, July 2003

  • Maori 'activists' assert line in the sand, 1 July 2003

  • Treaty does not stop at water's edge, Jock Brookfield, 1 July 2003

  • Alert! the 2003 land confiscation plan, Peace Movement Aotearoa, June / July 2003

  • "Like a beached whale" A consideration of proposed Crown actions over Maori foreshore, Moana Jackson, June 2003

  • Customary rights to seabed and foreshore, Labour Maori Caucus Statement, 24 June 2003

  • Court of Appeal judgement: Ngati Apa and Others v Attorney-General and Others, 19 June 2003

  • The Foreshore: A report to the Waitangi Tribunal (Rangahaua Whanui Series, Theme Q), R P Boast, September 1996


    • Foreshore and seabed: media releases


  • Why should tribes use discriminatory legislation? Taranaki Maori Trust Board, 22 March 2005

  • Government must ditch discriminatory law, Metiria Turei, 13 March 2005

  • Maori Party 'vindicated' by UN Report Findings That The Foreshore And Seabed Bill Was An Act Of Discrimination, Maori Party, 12 March 2005

  • Foreign sell-off of foreshore and seabed is underway, Metiria Turei, 10 March 2005

  • Shameful foreshore legislation enshrines racism, Metiria Turei, 18 November 2004

  • Government deluded, arc, 18 November 2004

  • We will not be silenced! Takutai Moana Otautahi Collective, 18 November 2004

  • Government's legitimacy questioned, Takutai Moana Poneke Collective, 17 November 2004

  • Maori Party appalled at foreshore and seabed fiasco, Tariana Turia, 16 November 2004

  • On the Foreshore and Seabed Bill Select Committee Report, Tariana Turia, 4 November 2004

  • Under the gaze of the tipuna, Maori land is lost again, Metiria Turei, 4 November 2004

  • Whatever ... the weather, arc, 13 October 2004

  • Pakeha encouraged to participate in second hikoi, Waikato Anti-Racism Coalition, 13 October 2004

  • Baldock moves for mid-March for final foreshore report, Larry Baldock, 12 October 2004

  • On Hikoi Tuarua, Annette Sykes, 11 October 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Forum with Metriria Turei and Fitzsimons on Friday 15th October, Green Party, 11 October 2004

  • Dunedin Hikoi - Seadbed and Foreshore, 10 October 2004

  • Pacific Support Needed For Foreshore Protest, Pacific Media Watch, 7 October 2004

  • Government building (sand) castles in the air, Takutai Poneke Collective, 4 October 2004 + Photo of the sandcastles!

  • Support Hikoi Takutaimoana II - the second foreshore and seabed hikoi, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 4 October 2004

  • Calling all peoples of the Asian communities, 2 October 2004

  • United Future calls for extended foreshore deadline, Larry Baldock, 16 September 2004

  • Margaret Wilson withdraws Wickliffe claim, Tariana Turia, 14 September 2004

  • Human rights offer way forward in foreshore and seabed debate, Human Rights Commission, 9 September 2004

  • Hikoi Tuarua Press Release, 6 September 2004

  • Outrage over timetable for foreshore and seabed submissions, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 18 August 2004

  • Maori need not apply, Metiria Turei, 4 August 2004

  • Parliament warned not to undermine iwi governance, Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc, 3 August 2004

  • Hikoi 2004 - Whangarei Terenga Paraoa Hui, Terenga Paraoa Marae, 17 May 2004

  • Ngai Tahu takes case to the United Nations, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, 11 May 2004

  • Christian World Service says listen to Maori on the Foreshore and Seabed, Christian World Service, 7 May 2004

  • Distribution Union Supports Hikoi Wednesday, National Distribution Union, 5 May 2004

  • Another Land Grab, Tauranga Moana Nui Tonu, 5 May 2004

  • To all Labour, Progressive Coalition, and New Zealand First Members of Parliament, Dominion Post advert, 5 May 2004

  • Young New Zealanders Oppose Government Legislation, arc, 5 May 2004

  • Wake up to the truth about the foreshore and seabed, Dominion Post advert, 4 May 2004

  • Anglicans support Maori right to Due Process, Anglican General Synod / Te Hinota Whanui, 4 May 2004

  • Ngati Kahungunu disappointed in edict, Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc, 30 April 2004

  • Response to Turia announcement, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 30 April 2004

  • Turia relieved of ministerial responsibilities, New Zealand Government, 30 April 2004

  • Government can’t hold back the tide, Jeanette Fitzsimons, 30 April 2004

  • Update to Electronic sit-in on 5 May, 29 April 2004

  • Day on the beach ... Being Pakeha, 29 April 2004

  • Support for the hikoi from the Waikato Anti-Racism Coalition, WARC, 28 April 2004

  • Every inch will be walked, say hikoi organisers, Anette Sykes, 28 April 2004

  • Churches Must Draw the Line on Foreshore, Ecumenical Coalition for Justice, 26 April 2004

  • Photos of the hikoi through Kaitaia, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, 23 April 2004

  • Ngati Kahu marches to stop confiscation of foreshore and seabed from Maori, and sale to foreign billionaires, Te Runanga-a-Iwi o Ngati Kahu, 21 April 2004

  • Support for Foreshore and Seabed Hikoi 2004, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, 19 April 2004

  • Foreshore Legislation Hardens Iwi Opposition, Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc, 15 April 2004

  • We're marching ... Hone Harawira, 13 April 2004

  • Tainui Waka Alliance seeks more testicular fortitude from Labour’s Maori men, Tainui Waka Alliance, 9 April 2004

  • Seabed and Foreshore Legislation: The largest confiscation in our time, 8 April 2004

  • Seabed Protest: Tell The Truth - Reveal All! 8 April 2004

  • Support the Foreshore and Seabed Hikoi! Peace Movement Aotearoa, 7 April 2004

  • Policy an unmitigated shambles, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 7 April 2004

  • Foreshore Fiasco, Treaty Tribes Coalition, 7 April 2004

  • Irony Of Timing On Foreshore And Seabed Proposals, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, 7 April 2004

  • Greens firm on Foreshore and Seabed, Jeanette Fitzsimons, 7 April 2004

  • Another Call To Put Foreshore Bill On Hold, Advance Aotearoa, 7 April 2004

  • Seabed and Foreshore Reaction, Arena, 7 April 2004

  • Foreshore seabed policy press releases, NZ Government, 7 April 2004

  • Review of customary fishing rules, NZ government, 6 April 2004

  • Greens offer alternatives on Foreshore and Seabed, Jeanette Fitzsimons and Metiria Turei, 5 April 2004

  • Hold Foreshore Bill Until After Royal Commission, Advance Aotearoa, 2 April 2004

  • Iwi Opposition Resolute as Policy Decision Looms, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 29 March 2004

  • Change in foreshore may bring NZ shame, Vernon Small, 21 March 2004

  • Tariana Turia not intending to resign, Tariana Turia, 14 March 2004

  • Hui supports constitutional discussion, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 13 March 2004

  • Te Ope Mana a Tai to bring Iwi and Pakeha together, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 10 March 2004

  • Waitangi Tribunal's focus on human rights welcomed, Human Rights Commission, 10 March 2004

  • Community Forum urges Government to heed Tribunal, Network Waitangi Whangarei, 10 March 2004

  • Cullen Wrong On Parliamentary Sovereignty, Treaty Tribes Coalition, 9 March 2004

  • Tribunal report means Government must think again, Jeanette Fitzsimons and Metiria Turei, 8 March 2004

  • Listen To Tribunal Government Urged, Treaty Tribes Coalition, 8 March 2004

  • Greens endorse foreshore stand, Jeanette Fitzsimons, 25 January 2004

  • Welcome to Our Beaches, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, 14 January 2004

  • Foreshore policy biggest Treaty breach of our time, arc, 10 December 2003

  • Foreshore and Seabed: 'Keep it Simple', Te Puni Kokiri, 11 November 2003

  • Foreshore policy statement, Parekura Horomia, 30 October 2003 (date released, later amended to 23 October)

  • Options to protecting Maori customary rights to the foreshore and seabed, Te Ope Mana a Tai, 23 October 2003

  • Govt aiming for foreshore policy statement by Xmas, Michael Cullen, 23 October 2003

  • Process for considering foreshore and seabed issues, Michael Cullen, 3 October 2003

  • More Time Needed for Talks on Foreshore and Seabed, Council of Trade Unions, 26 September 2003

  • Hui consultation exposed as a sham, Metiria Turei, 16 September 2003

  • Foreshore and Seabed: can customary title co-exist with the Commons? Jeanette Fitzsimons, 21 August 2003

  • Tino Rangatiratanga Movement Calls For Direct Action, Ken Mair, 19 August 2003

  • Denial of customary rights unacceptable say Greens, Metiria Turei, 18 August 2003

  • Press Release: Foreshore and Seabed - Draft Principles, Te Tau Ihu Iwi, 11 August 2003

  • Pakeha/Tauiwi and Maori foreshore/seabed rights, arc Wellington, 8 July 2003

  • Greens urge government to listen to Maori, Metiria Turei, 26 June 2003


    • Foreshore and seabed: media reports

    Mana Maori Media is broadcast on National Radio every week day; Marae at 11am on TV1 every Sunday; and Maori Television broadcasts Monday to Thursday 2-30pm to 10pm, Friday 2-30pm to 11pm, and Saturday / Sunday 3pm to 11pm.


  • Demand for seabed law talks after UN report, Jon Stokes, 14 March 2005

  • Foreshore and Seabed Bill is passed, NewsTalk ZB, 18 November 2004

  • Axe attack on PM's office prompts nationwide warning, NZPA and Bridget Carter, 18 November 2004

  • Axe thrown through PM's electorate office window, NZPA, 18 November 2004

  • Mahuta keeps colleagues guessing, Ruth Berry, 18 November 2004

  • Tempers flare as debate continues, TV One News [late], 17 November 2004

  • Seabed bill passes second hurdle, TV One News [am], 17 November 2004

  • Foreshore fight will not end when law passed say iwi, NZPA, 17 November 2004

  • Peters to sell Foreshore Bill on the road, Ian Llewellyn, 17 November 2004

  • Maori can be guardians, not owners of coast, Ruth Berry, 17 November 2004

  • NZ First forces change to seabed bill's terms, Ruth Berry, 16 November 2004

  • Foreshore law within days, Vernon Small, 15 November 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Bill starts last lap, Ruth Berry, 15 November 2004

  • Opponents astounded as foreshore bill unaltered, Mike Houlahan and Vernon Small, 5 November 2004

  • Reservations touted for foreshore, Ruth Berry, 5 November 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Bill reported back, Ian Llewellyn, 4 November 2004

  • Foreshore and seabed bill reported back to Parliament, NZPA, 4 November 2004

  • Iwi confident its foreshore interests will be respected, Ruth Berry, 3 November 2004

  • Clark shoots down MPs' seabed proposal, Nick Venter, 2 November 2004

  • Crown ownership by Christmas says PM, Audrey Young, 2 November 2004

  • Farmers on defensive over Queen's chain proposal, 28 October 2004

  • Bishops urge a return to square one on seabed bill, Helen Tunnah, 26 October 2004

  • Progressives rethink support for seabed bill, Audrey Young, 25 October 2004

  • Star Times Stands By Tamihere Foreshore Story, Fairfax, 20 October 2004

  • Port Marlborough drops Privy Council foreshore appeal, Robert Adin, 19 October 2004

  • Hikoi speakers urge Foreshore Bill fight, Rebecca Fox, 18 October 2004

  • Rival gangs step out on hikoi, Renee Kiriona, 18 October 2004

  • Tamihere denies withdrawing support, TV One News, 17 October 2004

  • MP snubs foreshore legislation, Helen Bain, 17 October 2004

  • Photos of Hikoi Takutaimoana II - the second foreshore and seabed hikoi, 16 October 2004

  • Hikoi shows unhappiness, TV One News, 16 October 2004

  • Second 'Foreshore and Seabed' hikoi begins, Northern News, 13 October 2004

  • Troubled waters and hidden obstacles, Ruth Berry, 13 October 2004

  • Government refutes Maori UN race complaints, Ruth Berry, 11 October 2004

  • Maori campaigner calls for 'united front' with Pasifika, Dean Campbell, 9 October 2004

  • Backpedal on seabed law, Ruth Berry, 9 October 2004

  • Foreshore submissions end in controversy, Ian Llewellyn, 5 October 2004

  • Testosterone takes a breather at foreshore hearings, Ruth Berry, 5 October 2004

  • Seabed legislation 'evil' says submission, NZPA, 4 October 2004

  • Another march to protest seabed law, Anna Barge, 1 October 2004

  • Auckland hikoi planned to protest seabed bill, NZPA, 23 September 2004

  • Maori rally paddle power in last foreshore protest, Renee Kiriona, 22 September 2004

  • Truce after Government claim of bias dropped, Ruth Berry, 15 September 2004

  • Mahuta makes submission opposing foreshore bill, Ian Llewellyn, 6 September 2004

  • Government moves to allay fear over seabed bill, Kevin Taylor, 10 August 2004

  • Government MP accused of making up 'hit list', Ruth Berry, 6 August 2004

  • Maori being gagged in 'colonial' witch-hunt Greens claim, NZPA, 5 August 2004

  • Tamihere admits sending staff to Maori Party hui, Sharon Lundy, 5 August 2004

  • Piripi set to keep Maori language job, Ruth Berry, 5 August 2004

  • Official quits over Maori Party role, Ruth Berry and Audrey Young, 4 August 2004

  • Turia complains to speaker over Piripi's treatment, Ian Llewellyn, 4 August 2004

  • Ngati Hine sad over 'bullying', Ruth Berry, 4 August 2004

  • Government warned not to let subtribes split from iwi, Audrey Young, 3 August 2004

  • Clark's anger subsides over 'civil war' submission, Audrey Young, 3 August 2004

  • Piripi entitled to speak, NZ Herald Editorial, 3 August 2004

  • Iwi accuses Government of seeking foreshore revenge, Ruth Berry, 2 August 2004

  • PM tells Piripi to choose between public service and activism, NZPA, 2 August 2004

  • Clamour for Piripi's resignation over 'civil war' comment, Ruth Berry, 2 August 2004

  • Power company's overnight switch on foreshore bill, Ruth Berry, 30 July 2004

  • Foreshore bill 'threat to electricity', Ruth Berry, 29 July 2004

  • Haka as Turia makes history, Tracy Watkins, 28 July 2004

  • MPs set cracking pace to hear views, NZPA, 29 July 2004

  • Foreshore committee hears objections, IRN, 28 July 2004

  • Ministers at odds over treaty review, Ruth Berry, 21 July 2004

  • Government looks at Waitangi time limit, Ruth Berry, 16 July 2004

  • No delay for seabed law says Cullen, NZPA, 15 July 2004

  • Port yet to decide on foreshore appeal, Ian Llewellyn, 14 July 2004

  • Maori Party claims 'outstanding' success after Turia wins, NZPA, 11 July 2004

  • Foreshore and seabed submissions slow arriving, Ruth Berry, 8 July 2004

  • Maori Party complains to Waitangi Tribunal over polling booths, Kevin Norquay, 8 July 2004

  • Council and iwi agree on seabed bill opposition, Dominion Post, 7 July 2004

  • National's Brownlee lashes out at judge, Audrey Young, 2 July 2004

  • National has its foreshore ads vetted, Ruth Berry, 29 June 2004

  • Maori offered a fifth of new marine farm space, Ruth Berry and Audrey Young, 18 June 2004

  • Byelection boost for Turia - includes Herald Digipoll results on the foreshore and seabed, Ruth Berry, 4 June 2004

  • Cullen's attack draws criticism, Ruth Berry, 2 June 2004

  • Tainui thrashing out coastal treaty details with Government, Jon Stokes, 26 May 2004

  • Ngai Tahu concern shared by other indigenous peoples, Tom McKinlay, 14 May 2004

  • Ngai Tahu wins Pacific support, Amanda Spratt, 14 May 2004

  • Iwi Claims Seabed Concern High At UN, Newstalk ZB, 14 May 2004

  • Iwi takes issue to the world stage, TVNZ, 11 May 2004

  • Government considered putting seabed law on hold, Ruth Berry, 10 May 2004

  • Korero - what Maori and Pakeha are saying, Simon Collins, Juliet Rowan and Ainsley Thomson, 8 May 2004

  • Spitting is nothing says Iti, Jon Stokes, 8 May 2004

  • Clark's former campaign worker says confidence is gone, Rosaleen MacBrayne, 8 May 2004

  • Ministry rejects claim that marchers given cash, James Gardiner, 8 May 2004

  • Message that must be heard, John Armstrong, 8 May 2004

  • Mahuta gives Labour a reprieve, Helen Tunnah, 7 May 2004

  • 'Waka's interests' bargaining chip, Jon Stokes, 7 May 2004

  • Government between a rock and a hard place, NZ Herald Editorial, 7 May 2004

  • Marchers have strong words for Maori MPs, Renee Kiriona, 7 May 2004

  • PM 'needs to listen to hikoi' - reaction on Wellington streets, Sue Allen, 6 May 2004

  • Mahuta stays on as bill goes through, NZPA, 6 May 2004

  • New party would sweep Maori seats Turia says, NZPA, 6 May 2004

  • Coastline plan 'blatant theft', Gyles Beckford, 6 May 2004

  • Hikoi focus switches to debating chamber, NZPA, 6 May 2004

  • Mahuta weighs options after Government feels hikoi anger, Ruth Berry, Jon Stokes and Helen Tunnah, 6 May 2004

  • Young marcher wants Maori to be guardians of the land, Renee Kiriona, 6 May 2004

  • Hikoi size estimates range from 10,000 to 30,000, NZPA, 6 May 2004

  • Hikoi photos: Photos of the hikoi through Kaitaia, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa;   Whanganui photos, David James;   Hikoi in parliament grounds, Bigshotz Panorama Photography;   Panorama Of Hikoi At Parliament, Scoop;   Seabed Hikoi Reaches Parliament, Scoop;   Hikoi Photo Gallery, Stuff;   In pictures: Maori protest march, BBC News;   The Day After The Hikoi, Scoop.

  • Clark defends refusal to meet hikoi, NZPA, 5 May 2004

  • Emotions run high as MPs address hikoi, NZPA and Newstalk ZB, 5 May 2004

  • Hikoi updates, NZ Herald, 5 May 2004

  • Gales strike hikoi marchers, NZ Herald, 5 May 2004

  • Marchers gather in high winds for hikoi through capital, NZPA, 5 May 2004

  • Call for peaceful protest as hikoi nears Parliament, Renee Kiriona and Ruth Berry, 5 May 2004

  • Tainui split on Nanaia Mahuta's future, Jon Stokes, 5 May 2004

  • Southern supporters to join hikoi, Tom McKinlay, 4 May 2004

  • Te Arawa hit back at PM's hikoi comments, Daily Post, 4 May 2004

  • Seabed issue to be considered by UN body, NZ Herald, 4 May 2004

  • Marchers challenge Ratana to rise up, Renee Kiriona, 4 May 2004

  • Government faces second defection, Ruth Berry and Ainsley Thomson, 4 May 2004

  • Hikoi marchers' jobs and studies sidelined by passion, Renee Kiriona and Ainsley Thomson, 4 May 2004

  • Pakeha back with sandy message, NZPA, 4 May 2004

  • Protest tradition lives on at park, Ainsley Thomson, 3 May 2004

  • Scathing words for Maori male MPs, Renee Kiriona, 3 May 2004

  • Maori hail Turia's stand, Michelle Quirk, 1 May 2004

  • Turia quits Labour, stripped of portfolios, Ruth Berry and Helen Tunnah, 1 May 2004

  • Crowds applaud anti-Labour message, Renee Kiriona, 1 May 2004

  • Hikoi expands as it reaches Hamilton, Ainsley Thomson, 30 April 2004

  • Veteran protester welcomes fresh blood, Renee Kiriona, 30 April 2004

  • Taranaki on the march too, Rachael Murphy, 29 April 2004

  • Bay protest backs seabed and foreshore march, NZPA, 29 April 2004

  • 'Hacktivist' expats plan cyber sit-in, Ainsley Thomson, 29 April 2004

  • Well-off iwi invited to lend hand, Renee Kiriona, 29 April 2004

  • Pakeha Protest In Support Of Maori Seabed Rights, Sarah Helm, 29 April 2004

  • Foreshore and Seabed Hikoi In Auckland, Scoop Images, 27 April 2004

  • Bridge deck sways beneath feet of five thousand marchers, NZPA, 27 April 2004

  • Axe poised over Tariana Turia, Ruth Berry, 27 April 2004

  • Clark hits out as foreshore policy likened to Mugabe land seizures, NZPA, 27 April 2004

  • Hikoi will make no difference to seabed policy says Clark, NZPA, 26 April 2004

  • Government can 'accommodate' foreshore rebels, Kevin Taylor, 26 April 2004

  • Tainui demands its harbour and river claims stay on table, Ainsley Thomson and Ruth Berry, 22 April 2004

  • Hikoi 'more serious' than 1975, NZPA, 22 April 2004

  • Top Government team to meet Tainui over Mahuta impasse, Ruth Berry, 21 April 2004

  • Hikoi to protest over foreshore policy, NZPA, 15 April 2004

  • Te Tai Tonga MP sticks by Government's foreshore policy, NZPA, 19 April 2004

  • Beyer switches to vote for Government on foreshore, Audrey Young, 19 April 2004

  • Labour buys ads to sell its seabed law, Kevin Taylor, 13 April 2004

  • Foreshore campaign mainly smoke and mirrors, Ruth Berry, 12 April 2004

  • Judge rebukes Helen Clark for public criticism, Helen Tunnah, 12 April 2004

  • Foreshore bill finally sees light of day, NZPA, 8 April 2004

  • Final foreshore deal revealed, Ruth Berry, 8 April 2004

  • Nelson pakeha family say they can claim customary rights, NZPA, 8 April 2004

  • Debate over foreshore only just beginning says law professor, NZPA, 8 April 2004

  • United Future gazumped by NZ First, NZPA, 7 April 2004

  • United Future withdraws support for foreshore, seabed, NZPA, 7 April 2004

  • Foreshore and seabed will be owned by the crown, NZPA, 7 April 2004

  • Rebel MPs put off their last stand, Ruth Berry, 7 April 2004

  • TVNZ programme 'unbalanced' says authority, NZPA, 6 April 2004

  • Dissident MPs given more time to decide on foreshore, NZPA, 6 April 2004

  • Mahuta to defy request to declare her hand on foreshore policy, NZPA, 6 April 2004

  • Rebel Turia poised to quit Labour, Ruth Berry, 6 April 2004

  • MPs set to fight on the beaches, Ruth Berry, 5 April 2004

  • Easter 'dump' tipped for seabed law, Vernon Small, 2 April 2004

  • Labour MP set to keep faith with Tainui and cross the floor, Ruth Berry, 1 April 2004

  • Horomia gives nod to seabed plan, Tracy Watkins, 31 March 2004

  • PM lays down law for Tariana Turia, Ruth Berry, 30 March 2004

  • Theft of iwi's marker pole carving shocks locals, Tony Gee, 29 March 2004

  • Turia will be sacked if she votes against Government says Clark, NZPA, 29 March 2004

  • Turia's crunch time on foreshore, Ruth Berry, 27 March 2004

  • Barristers take swing at PM, Ruth Berry, 19 March 2004

  • Change likely in foreshore plan, Ruth Berry, 19 March 2004

  • Labour MP undecided on crossing the floor over foreshore, NZPA, 19 March 2004

  • PM and Peters reject reports of foreshore-inquiry deal, NZPA, 18 March 2004

  • Rethink on High Court claims ban, Ruth Berry, 17 March 2004

  • Foreshore legislation delayed until at least May, NZPA, 15 March 2004

  • Maori step up protest plans, Gordon Jon Thompson and Tracy Watkins, 15 March 2004

  • Treaty inquiry puts tribunal under a cloud, Jonathan Milne, 14 March 2004

  • Stern message to Maori caucus members, NZPA, 13 March 2004

  • Helen Clark hits out at judge over East Coast claim, Ruth Berry and NZPA, 13 March 2004

  • Hui aims to educate on foreshore issues and promote debate, NZPA, 13 March 2004

  • Judge's ruling defies Government on foreshore, Ruth Berry, 12 March 2004

  • Government puts 'title' in its place, Audrey Young, 11 March 2004

  • Marae lays complaint over Fisheries Union comments, NZPA, 10 March 2004

  • Tribunal and Government's viewpoints lost in translation, Ruth Berry, 10 March 2004

  • PM hazy on seabed details, Ruth Berry, 9 March 2004

  • Scathing tribunal report released, TV1, 8 March 2004

  • Foreshore plans create new grievances: report, NZ Herald, 8 March 2004

  • History repeats in land issues, Jonathan Milne, 7 March 2004

  • Govt breached treaty over foreshore and should call halt says tribunal, Audrey Young, 6 March 2004

  • Settlement takes seabed stand, Ainsley Thomson, 5 March 2004

  • Maori already have customary title to coastline Wilson tells House, Ruth Berry, 4 March 2004

  • Foreshore issue hits Labour in new poll, Kevin Taylor, 1 March 2004

  • Government sidesteps foreshore 'veto' pressure, Audrey Young, 12 February 2004

  • Muddying the waters, Ruth Berry, 12 February 2004

  • Ahipara ceremony wins hands down, Ruth Berry, 9 February 2004

  • Peaceful protest to keep seabed dialogue open, Newstalk ZB, 8 February 2004

  • Ngai Tahu delivers strong rebuke to politicians on Waitangi Day, Amanda Spratt, 7 February 2004

  • PM accepts Turia's stand on foreshore, NZPA, 3 February 2004

  • Okahu Bay offers a glimmer of hope, Geoff Cumming, 1 February 2004

  • The Crown versus the rest in seabed debate, Audrey Young, 31 January 2004

  • PM set to attend Waitangi despite warning, Ruth Berry, 27 January 2004

  • Clark gets gentle rap over the knuckles, Audrey Young, 24 January 2004

  • PM's chief repels foreshore attacks, Audrey Young, 23 January 2004

  • Left parties far apart on foreshore and seabed, Kevin Taylor, 23 January 2004

  • Okahu Bay model favoured, Audrey Young, 22 January 2004

  • Foreshore Maori 'for sure', Audrey Young, 21 January 2004

  • Turia holds fire on foreshore vote, Ruth Berry, 20 January 2004

  • Tribunal's hearings over foreshore begin, NZPA, 19 January 2004

  • Policy 'leaves Maori out', Ruth Berry, 18 December 2003

  • Government bid to stem Maori backlash, Ruth Berry, 18 December 2003

  • Lore of sea versus law, Renee Kiriona, 18 December 2003

  • ‘Policy set to exclude ownership’, Ruth Berry, 8 December 2003

  • Further delay on new sea farms, Irene Chapple, 4 November 2003

  • Waitangi Tribunal suffers rebuff over seabed issue, Ruth Berry, 24 October 2003

  • Government issues a rough policy timetable for foreshore, NZPA, 23 October 2003

  • Compromise suggested on control of foreshore, Ruth Berry, 23 October 2003

  • Government asks for time on foreshore policy, Ruth Berry, 21 October 2003

  • Government signals slowdown on seabed hearings, Ruth Berry, 18 October 2003

  • Government asks for more time on foreshore hearing, Ruth Berry, 17 October 2003

  • Compensate Maori for seabed - Roundtable, Helen Tunnah, 6 October 2003

  • Government forced to slow down on foreshore law, Ruth Berry, 2 October 2003

  • Share title to protect sea says MP, Ruth Berry and NZPA, 30 September 2003

  • Beyond the rocky shore, Ruth Berry, 28 September 2003

  • Northland iwi uses last hui to announce its own plans, Theresa Garner, 27 September 2003

  • Government refloats idea of dual seabed title, Ruth Berry, 26 September 2003

  • Hui gives Crown the message, Krysti Wetton, 24 September 2003

  • Government hui divisive says Morrison, Helen Tunnah, 22 September 2003

  • Iwi smarts over Government move, Ruth Berry, 19 September 2003

  • Ngai Tahu condemns government actions, Kamala Hayman, 19 September 2003

  • Ngai Tahu warns of racial tension, Monique Devereux, 19 September 2003

  • Marlborough Council votes against seabed appeal, NZ Herald, 19 September 2003

  • Marae: Harawira not to blame, Bridget Carter and Ruth Berry, 17 September 2003

  • Settlement funding process 'hampers' Maori claimants, Ruth Berry, 15 September 2003

  • Tears well in emotional protest, Rosaleen MacBrayne, 12 September 2003

  • Confusion deepens on seabed, Ruth Berry, 12 September 2003

  • Tribunal call for 'fruitful' seabed talks, Ruth Berry, 11 September 2003

  • Current ebbing on foreshore issue, Ruth Berry, 9 September 2003

  • Feelings run high as hui spurns foreshore policy, Ruth Berry, 6 September 2003

  • Wave of rejection hits Government at first coastal hui, Ruth Berry, 5 September 2003

  • Cullen to be PM's man at seabed talks, Ruth Berry, 1 September 2003

  • Peaceful hui seeks strategy to fight Govt on the beaches, Ruth Berry, 30 August 2003

  • Marlborough councillors divided over foreshore, Ian Llewellyn, 29 August 2003

  • Maori in bid for compensation, Ruth Berry, 27 August 2003

  • Gardiner to head foreshore hui, Audrey Young, 26 August 2003

  • National and Act suspicious of Govt's access report, NZPA, 12 August 2003

  • Third of foreshore off-limits, Ruth Berry, 2 August 2003

  • Beneath the upside-down politics of indigenous rights, New Zealand Herald, 15 July 2003

  • Secrecy over seabed trade-off, Ruth Berry, 7 July 2003


    • Submissions on the government's August 2003 foreshore and seabed
    proposals from Pakeha individuals and groups are now on the     Foreshore
    and seabed submissions     page


    Other sites with foreshore and seabed information

  • Te Ope Mana a Tai

  • Te Runanga o Te Rarawa foreshore and seabed page

  • Arena foreshore and seabed page

  • Ecumenical Coalition for Justice

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