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The Tide is Turning

by OceaniaNewsreal last modified Jan 07, 2012 04:12 AM
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In 2004, Prime Minister Helen Clark and the New Zealand Labour government passed legislation declaring Crown ownership of the New Zealand foreshore and seabed. The indigenous people of Aotearoa / New Zealand - The Maaori people - having suffered the effects of land confiscation for over 150 years, recognised this legislation for what it was - land confiscation.

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Produced by Matthew Donaldson
Directed by Matthew Donaldson
Produced Dec 07, 2006

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A nationwide call to action saw 30,000 people from all over the country converging in the parliament grounds to challenge the Prime Minister to reconsider passing the legislation.

She did not. The legislation has since been described as "discriminatory" by the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - a UN body, and black sand mining for steel on the West Coast of the North Island seems imminent"

A screening quality resolution version of this film can be downloaded here.

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