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TAGATA PASIFIKA - SAMOAN LAND

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Year
2009
Reference
TZP378014
Media type
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Year
2009
Reference
TZP378014
Media type
Moving image
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Series
TAGATA PASIFIKA
Categories
News & Production
Duration
007:54
Broadcast Date
26/11/2009
Production company
TVNZ
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
PRESENTER: Angela Tiatia
PRESENTER: Tom Natoealofa
REPORTER: Osone Okesene
DIRECTOR: Osone Okesene
PRODUCER: Stephen Stehlin
PRODUCER: John Utanga
TPA: Ngaire Coley

Overview on the controversy in Samoa regarding impact of Land Titles Registration Act 2008 on customary ownership in Samoa. The old deed system of land ownership has been replaced with the current system whereby customary land can be registered under a single owner rather than the traditional family or village collective ownership. Critics say foreign investors are placing pressure on the Samoan government to free up land tenure.