Story: Law of the foreshore and seabed All images & media From page 1 – The English legal tradition Foreshore and seabed Grant of seabed ownership document, 1845 Settlers fishing Māori in the Kaipara From page 2 – Māori rights Māori at Porirua Harbour, around 1842 Auckland waterfront, 1864 Gold dredge near Thames, around 1900 From page 3 – Public access Tolaga Bay Coach Service Beach at Island Bay, Wellington, 1927 Public land, coast of Otago Peninsula The ‘Queen’s chain’ Thorndon Esplanade, around 1910 (1st of 2) Thorndon Quay, 2006 (2nd of 2) From page 4 – The modern challenge Māui gas rig platform Marlborough Sounds mussel farm Court of Appeal decision Hīkoi about the Foreshore and Seabed Bill The Foreshore and Seabed Act
