A push to secure the final chunk of the 4G spectrum for Maori interests has been snubbed by the government.
Telecom, Vodafone and 2degrees have already bought shares of the spectrum, which offers faster mobile broadband.
One block remains, and will be auctioned to one of the companies.
The decision is disappointing for Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples.
"All along I've been leading the fight to try and get the Government, if not to recognise it as a taonga, to recognise it under the treaty relationship and Te Reo Maori, which is the main reason we want it.
"It's appropriate to give something to Maori."
Mr Sharples says it's a poor decision from the Government.
"So many Maori organisations have been fighting this fight. To us it's a taonga, just like water, and foreshore, and stuff like this.
"This government, or the last government, both don't believe it's a taonga, only on the grounds that we didn't realise this technology existed."
source: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/1848756778-maori-disappointed-over-4g-spectrum-snub
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