The contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to test a new case in court.
The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for Māori water rights in the High Court.
It comes after the Waitangi Tribunal recommended litigation, to get a definitive answer over who owns water once and for all.
RNZ Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports.
