Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 1, 2022 5:22:35 GMT 12
KERMADEC SANCTUARY ON CABINET’S HOOK BUT NO DEAL YET
Much of the blame for the lack of progress in the last Parliamentary term was put at the foot of New Zealand First - Labour’s then-coalition partner.
But New Zealand First's position and concerns only echoed those of Te Ohu Kaimona (TOKM) - the organisation that represents Māori commercial fishing interests.
The sanctuary would cover a 620,000 sq km area in New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands, northeast of the country’s North Island.
There is no fishing there currently due to distance more than anything, but TOKM is opposed to it being a permanent no-take sanctuary because of the ramifications that would have for rights under the Treaty of Waitangi.
TOKM has been continuing to work with the Government to strike a deal but maintains the sanctuary must balance commercial customary rights with the role of Māori as kaitiaki (guardian) of the area.....
www.newsroom.co.nz/kermadec-sanctuary-on-cabinets-hook-but-no-deal-yet
Much of the blame for the lack of progress in the last Parliamentary term was put at the foot of New Zealand First - Labour’s then-coalition partner.
But New Zealand First's position and concerns only echoed those of Te Ohu Kaimona (TOKM) - the organisation that represents Māori commercial fishing interests.
The sanctuary would cover a 620,000 sq km area in New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands, northeast of the country’s North Island.
There is no fishing there currently due to distance more than anything, but TOKM is opposed to it being a permanent no-take sanctuary because of the ramifications that would have for rights under the Treaty of Waitangi.
TOKM has been continuing to work with the Government to strike a deal but maintains the sanctuary must balance commercial customary rights with the role of Māori as kaitiaki (guardian) of the area.....
www.newsroom.co.nz/kermadec-sanctuary-on-cabinets-hook-but-no-deal-yet