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Land Back to Māori in Abel Tasman | Auckland News
A historic land return bill is set to transfer over 3,000 hectares—including parts of Abel Tasman National Park—to Māori descendants via the Te Here-ā-Nuku Trust, resolving a 17-year legal dispute. While the trust sees this as a balanced, protective step under their guardianship role, Nelson Mayor Nick Smith warns it could weaken park protections, launching a petition to keep the land under the National Parks Act. Smith proposes co-governance instead and criticizes the rushed timeline and lack of transparency around 250 affected land titles. The trust counters that public access remains…
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