56698 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

56698 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Does the Minister share the concerns of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) that 'Recent legislative developments risk significantly curtailing statutory protections of Māori land rights, particularly with regard to their right to self-determination over lands, territories, and resources they have historically owned and used. In this context, the Committee expresses concern about the amendments under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Act (2025) and the Fast-Track Approvals Act (2024)' and if so why and if not why not?

Hon Shane Jones: I do not have ministerial responsibility for the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Act (2025) and the Fast-Track Approvals Act (2024) in my capacity as Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.