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Story: Law of the foreshore and seabed

Māui gas rig platform

Māui gas rig platform

The question of whether the Crown owned the seabed became more urgent in the late 20th century as new technologies – such as seabed drilling for oil and gas – opened it up to exploitation.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN18176/32
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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Mark Hickford. 'Law of the foreshore and seabed', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/law-of-the-foreshore-and-seabed/4/1