毛利人领导人敦促新西兰总督阻止对《海洋和沿海区法》的修改,称这些修改是对祖传权利和现代土地掠夺的威胁。 Māori leaders urge New Zealand’s Governor General to block changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act, calling them a threat to ancestral rights and a modern-day land grab.

毛利人领导人,包括Tākuta Ferris和Rueben Taipari,正在敦促新西兰总督对《海洋和沿海区法》的拟议修改不表示同意,理由是立法损害了毛利人对海岸和海底的习惯权利。 Māori leaders, including Tākuta Ferris and Rueben Taipari, are urging New Zealand’s Governor General to withhold Royal Assent on proposed changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act, arguing the legislation undermines Māori customary rights to the foreshore and seabed. 他们声称政府的修订削弱了 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 下的长期主张，称该法案是现代的没收。 They claim the government’s revisions weaken longstanding claims under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, calling the bill a modern-day confiscation. 为了抗议,收集了19 000多份签名,反对党和全国伊维教主席论坛谴责这一有害毛利人主权和民主问责制的举动。 Over 19,000 signatures were collected in protest, with opposition parties and the National Iwi Chairs Forum condemning the move as harmful to Māori sovereignty and democratic accountability. 论坛声称,毛利人保留了对其rohe moana的固有权利,并反对王国政府试图管制或限制这些权利。 The Forum asserts Māori retain inherent rights over their rohe moana and reject Crown attempts to regulate or limit those rights.