Traditional leaders in the Cook Islands fear they will lose their mana and control following a controversial new land law.
The Infrastructure Act allows government project managers to walk onto private land without prior notice to investigate possible new infrastructure, alterations or maintenance.
But Tupuna Rakanui, of the House of Ariki, tells Christine Rovoi the government should have consulted the chiefs first before passing the legislation in Parliament.
House of Ariki Paramount Chiefs with Liam Kokaua in front Photo: RNZI/Florence Syme Buchanan
