0 4 . ▁The ▁final ▁vote ▁t ally ▁was ▁ 6 6 ▁in ▁favour ▁and ▁ 5 4 ▁against ▁— ▁N ana ia ▁Mah uta , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁voted ▁against , ▁this ▁time ▁voted ▁in ▁favour . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁modified ▁slightly ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁real ised ▁that ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁written , ▁the ▁Act ▁national ised ▁all ▁council - owned ▁land ▁rec laimed ▁from ▁the ▁sea . ▁This ▁includes ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁A uck land ' s ▁Brit om art ▁and ▁Well ington ' s ▁water front . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁the ▁act . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁El im ination ▁of ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination , ▁after ▁being ▁asked ▁by ▁Te ▁Run anga ▁o ▁Ng ā i ▁T ahu ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁issued ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁for esh ore ▁and ▁se ab ed ▁legisl ation ▁disc rimin ates ▁against ▁M ā ori ▁by ▁ex ting u ishing ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁establish ing ▁M ā ori ▁custom ary ▁title ▁over ▁the ▁for esh ore ▁and ▁se ab ed , ▁and ▁by ▁not ▁providing ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁red ress . ▁Tar iana ▁Tur ia ▁and ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁claimed ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁significant ▁victory , ▁although ▁the ▁report ▁has ▁not ▁prompt ed ▁any ▁change ▁in ▁government ▁policy . ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁following ▁the ▁controvers y ▁The ▁for esh