The Supreme Court has ruled the majority of the Court of Appeal “erred” in a major decision that ultimately eased the test for Māori to gain customary rights for use of the foreshore and seabed.

Its just-issued ruling allows an appeal by the Attorney-General against the Court of Appeal’s decision last October, at a time the Government is pushing through contentious legislation to overturn it.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks these new developments.

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The Supreme Court has ruled the majority of the Court of Appeal “erred” in a major decision that ultimately eased the test for Māori to gain customary rights for use of the foreshore and seabed.
Its just-issued ruling allows an appeal by the Attorney-General against the Court of Appeal’s decision last October, at a time the Government is pushing through contentious legislation to overturn it.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks these new developments.
LISTEN ABOVE

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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Supreme Court's latest ruling in foreshore and seabed legal saga

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