We were vocal opponents of previous iterations of this bill because many Māori viewed it as having been rushed and having had inadequate consultation for them when it was initially introduced. As Mr Coffey has identified, hapū and iwi across the country did not support it because they felt that it didn't uphold their tino rangatiratanga and that the whenua was still not being properly protected through its provisions. They felt that even though so much work went into this, it still didn't actually resolve some of those issues around providing active protection and accessing landlocked land. 