Letter: Both claims are preposterous  Last updated 12:00
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to fail  OPINION: Here we go again. A minority group is claiming
it owns our water. What nonsense.  Someone said that the energy
companies were stealing their water to generate electricity. I
presume that Maori aren't using this electricity but using
candles and hangi?  The claim is as preposterous as Prime
Minister John Key's claim that he has a mandate to sell our
country to the highest bidder just because he won the last
election.  I don't recall any referendum being held at election
time.  There was some talk of indigenous rights and I presume
they cover me because New Zealand is my