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Maori Flora Fauna and Cultural intellectual property claims
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BEFORE THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL WAI 262
TE ROOPU WHAKAMANA I WAI 621
TE TIRITI O WAITANGI WAI 861
IN THE MATTER of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
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IN THE MATTER of a claims to indigenous flora and fauna me o ratou taonga katoa
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Submissions of Counsel for Wairoa-Waikaremoana Maori Trust Board
Dated 6th September 2006 |
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Subject Summary:
Dioxin , 2,4,5t & 2,4D its effects on the land of Aotearoa New Zealand its flora and fauna and animals and the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Extract from Statement:
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of Evidence of Richard Renata Niania Dated 11 August 2006 |
All I would add to that is Agent Orange ( a mixture of 2,4,5-T and 2-4D) was used in wartime to remove ground cover from the enemy so as to kill them it was war. In Aotearoa New Zealand the Crown permitted in peacetime from 1967-1987, an estimated 11000 tonnes (cf. 22000 tonnes) used in Vietnam. So the question must be asked does Aotearoa New Zealand have within its food chain half the damage and harm done in Vietnam in the name of war.
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