▁legal ▁status ▁before ▁the ▁For esh ore ▁and ▁Se ab ed ▁Act ▁was ▁passed , ▁however , ▁the ▁bill ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁vest ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁for esh ore ▁and ▁se ab ed ▁in ▁the ▁Crown . ▁Tur ia ▁denied ▁that ▁her ▁bill ▁would ▁do ▁anything ▁but ▁repe al ▁the ▁For esh ore ▁and ▁Se ab ed ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁and ▁described ▁Labour ' s ▁descri ptions ▁as ▁" sc are m ong ering ". ▁ ▁First ▁for esh ore ▁and ▁se ab ed ▁agreement ▁signed ▁The ▁first ▁for esh ore ▁and ▁Se ab ed ▁agreement ▁was ▁rat ified ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁agreement ▁was ▁negoti ated ▁between ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Ng ati ▁Por ou ▁area ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁East ▁Cape ▁and ▁the ▁Crown ▁( effect ively ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁government ). ▁The ▁N Z PA ▁reported ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people ▁representing ▁Ng ati ▁Por ou ▁were ▁present ▁to ▁witness ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁de ed . ▁The ▁de ed ▁protect s ▁custom ary ▁rights ▁of ▁local ▁i wi ▁and ▁retain s ▁wider ▁public ▁access ▁to ▁Ng ati ▁Por ou ▁coast al ▁areas . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁calls ▁for ▁repe al ▁Following ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁National ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁continued ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁For esh ore ▁and ▁Se ab ed ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 4