Northland mining exploration - Maori land claims. 22 July 2010

The cartoon shows two front end loaders, one behind the other; the first is labeled 'Northland Mining Exploration' and the second 'Maori Land Claims'. A second version labels the first loader 'Other Mining Exploration'. The two front end loaders are competing with one another. Refers to the news that the Government has turned its attention to non-Schedule 4 land in these regions (Northland and the West Coast) after backing off plans to mine pristine conservation land in Great Barrier, Coromandel and Paparoa National Park. The Government's decision to conduct an aerial magnetic survey of Northland has sparked concerns from Northland Maori leaders and environmentalist groups. Ngati Kahu runanga chair Professor Margaret Mutu says the native title of Ngati Kahu land had never been extinguished nor the land ever sold."The land is ours, not the Crown's and we will make the decisions on what is do with it. If we allow mining there will inevitably be conditions ... and we will be paid for it," she said. (Northern Advocate)

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