If it goes ahead, most landowners would not be able to submit objections to large infrastructure projects to the Environment Court.

The former ACT leader says the Tribunal is creating "endless numbers of grievances" and "I don't want to be part of it".

refused to accept he was Māori on Ngati Wai Māori land. The council launched court action to force him to pay but White fought back and got help from some friends who were aware of rating ...

Māori land would still have the option to go to the Environment Court, however, in recognition of historical improper confiscation and the complex ownership structures that often came with such land.

Extra payments to landowners and a ‘streamlined’ objections process are designed to get diggers in the ground more ...

An Environment Court judge says a decision on the paused Tarawera Sewerage Scheme will be a priority following a hearing ...

The Green Party is disappointed the Government voted down Hūhana Lyndon’s member’s Bill, which would have prevented further alienation of Māori land through the Public Works Act.

Work has involved billion-dollar land settlements ... But Seymour – who is Māori -- said no law or court had actually settled for good a definition of the treaty’s principles, and that ...