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Foreshore & Seabed Petition |
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Yes,
I support Crown ownership of the foreshore & seabed
and will sign the petition: (Please note that email details will be kept strictly confidential - they will not be disclosed to any other party) To view the petition signatures - please click here>>> Donate to the campaign to retain Crown ownership - here>> |
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WHAT NEXT: |
 To help the COASTAL COALITION keep the foreshore & seabed in Crown ownership,
please visit
www.CoastalCoalition.co.nz |
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION |
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1. The Foreshore & Seabed
Petition: Petition launched: The NZCPR launched an on-line petition to the Prime Minister and the Attorney-General on 20 April to request the deadline for submissions on the Government's Foreshore and Seabed Review be extended for two months from 5pm April 30th to 5pm June 30th. Petition sent to Prime Minister and Attorney General: 29 April 2010 Hon John Key Dear Prime Minister, The proposals for the reform of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 that are outlined in the Government’s Review document are a matter of huge constitutional importance for New Zealand. Such is their importance that the public should be engaged in the review process to the fullest possible extent. Unfortunately, while iwi have been kept in the loop by Cabinet, the wider public are largely unaware of the profound changes that are being proposed. The fact that the foreshore and seabed review was launched just before the long Easter break means that people have only had 20 working-days to find out about the review, locate the documentation, try to understand the proposals, as well as prepare submissions. Given the lack of publicity about the review and the fact that most people don’t even know that the review is going on, this timeframe is far too short for a matter of such national importance. On behalf of 5,527 people whose names and addresses are attached, I am writing to request that the deadline for submissions be extended by two months to June 30th 2010. Another two months would enable people to not only better understand the complex proposals that your government has put forward, but also to put in meaningful submissions. I understand a number of other groups are also requesting that the submission process be extended - I’m sure that most people would agree that on matters of great constitutional significance, it is absolutely crucial that sufficient time is allocated to enable the public to become fully engaged in the process. I hope you will consider our request favourably – and please be assured that I will personally advise the 5,527 people who are supporting this request of your decision. This letter has also been sent to the Attorney General. Yours sincerely, 30 April 2010 Dear Dr Newman
I refer to your email earlier today to the Attorney-General and the
Prime Minister regarding the submission process for responding to the
Government's document "Reviewing the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004".
Your email and attached spreadsheet of supporters will be put before the
Attorney-General. |
2. Interview with the Attorney-General: To read the astonishing TV3 interview with the Minister in charge of the Foreshore and Seabed Review, Chris Finlayson, in which he indicates that under National's new law Maori will be given the right to develop and mine the foreshore and seabed, click here >>> |
3. NZCPR Articles on the Foreshore and Seabed: John
Key
- selling
out to Maori Activists,
Dr Muriel Newman, 1
August 2010,
here>>>The
Great Foreshore and Seabed Sellout,
by
Michael Coote, 1 August 2010
here>>>
*In Pursuit of the National Interest, Muriel Newman, 4 July 2010, here>>> *The foreshore & seabed smell has become deafening, Prof Roger Bowden, 4 July 2010, here>>> *Maori Ownership of the Foreshore & Seabed, Muriel Newman, 20 June 2010, here>>> *F&S Mk2: Still Giving Away Our Foreshore & Seabed, Hugh Barr, 20 June 2010, here>>> *A Call to Action, Muriel Newman, 18 April 2010, here>>> *Revisiting the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, Michael Coote, 18 April 2010, here>>> *Referendum on Foreshore and Seabed, Muriel Newman 11 April 2010, here>>> *Riding roughshod over foreshore and seabed, David Round, 11 April 2010 here>>> *Controversy and Consultation, Muriel Newman 5 July 09, here>>> *The Foreshore and Seabed - Part 1, David Round 8 July 2009, here>>> *The Foreshore and Seabed - Part 2, David Round, 15 July 2009, here>>> |
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4. For
more information please visit the COASTAL COALITION website at
www.CoastalCoalition.co.nz
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