Water Rights
I am the river, the river is me
Dame Anne Salmond explores the radical nature of the settlement between the Whanganui River iwi and the Government signed in August 2014, recognising the river as a legal person in its own right. This… Audio
Treaty Debate 2014: Water
This year's Treaty Debate, recorded at Te Papa, is a discussion of water rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. The panel features Jacinta Ruru (University of Otago, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Maniapoto), Donald… Audio
Water Law in the USA
Legal issues pertaining to water rights and regulation of water quantity and quality in the United States of America with water expert and retired judge Kirk Samelson. Audio
Insight for 17 February 2013 - Maori and Water Rights
Lois Williams explores the authority over water that is at the centre of Maori water claims. Audio
The Mighty River Power sale delay and the national hui on water rights.
Nick Davidson, a retired commercial lawyer who has been involved in fisheries, forestry and Ngai Tahu settlements, discusses the delay in the sale of Mighty River Power and the upcoming national hui… Audio
Make Maori guardians of rivers, tribunal told
An iwi has told the Waitangi Tribunal's water rights hearing that Maori could be grand kaitiaki or guardians of rivers - for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Audio
Law with Mai Chen
The Waitangi Tribunal is granting the New Zealand Maori Council an urgent hearing for two claims relating to the Crown's proposal to sell a minority shareholding in four energy SOEs; and Maori rights… Audio
Mackenzie Country irrigation plan
A stoush over the Mackenzie Country landscape is shaping up as farmers seek water rights to irrigate more than 27,000 ha of the Mackenzie Basin and Upper Waitaki Valley. Audio