Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 27, 2019 17:12:08 GMT 12
NINETY MILE BEACH SPAT RESOLVED AS HARVESTERS AGREE NOT TO USE HEAVY MACHINERY
Tensions on Northland's iconic Ninety Mile Beach over commercial mussel spat harvesting have eased after harvesters agreed to do the work by hand instead of taking heavy machinery onto the southern end of the beach.
Discussions between Te Rarawa hapū and the industry are continuing, with hapū pushing for a permanent agreement not to bring machinery south of Waipapakauri.
While commercial spat harvesting is legal and has been happening since the 1970s, the scale of the operation took locals by surprise when a video was posted on social media last month.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12271149
Tensions on Northland's iconic Ninety Mile Beach over commercial mussel spat harvesting have eased after harvesters agreed to do the work by hand instead of taking heavy machinery onto the southern end of the beach.
Discussions between Te Rarawa hapū and the industry are continuing, with hapū pushing for a permanent agreement not to bring machinery south of Waipapakauri.
While commercial spat harvesting is legal and has been happening since the 1970s, the scale of the operation took locals by surprise when a video was posted on social media last month.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12271149