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10/28/2004: "Race row in New Zealand"

Looks like things could really explode in New Zealand. Things have been going great in New Zealand for a number of years with a tourist boom and a Maori cultural renaissance. But things could be turning nasty as the government is planning to nationalise the coastline to prevent anyone from claiming property rights over the land. The problem is that the Maori claim the coastline is theirs.
This is almost reminiscent of Northern Ireland, the "we were here first - you're stealing our land argument". Hopefully both sides, especially the Maoris as their culture could be hurt most by this, will have enough sense to find a fair solution as it could be very damaging to New Zealand as a whole.