Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 15, 2016 17:59:45 GMT 12
KERMADEC DISPUTE: GOVT ASKS FOR 'NO-TAKE' GUARANTEE
Environment Minister Nick Smith says he's willing to consider alternatives to the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill but would have to be satisfied no one could fish the area.
Māori fisheries commission Te Ohu Kaimoana is objecting to the proposed legislation, saying it breaches the 1992 Treaty of Waitangi fisheries settlement.
Mr Smith said if a deal was based on a "no-take" agreement by Te Ohu Kaimoana, that would have to be written into the law.
Its co-leader, Marama Fox, said Te Ohu Kaimoana had already made a commitment not to fish, but not in perpetuity. ......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/313423/kermadec-dispute-govt-asks-for-'no-take'-guarantee
A further article here > Kermadec dispute: Maori Party cites 'examples where indigenous groups have fishing rights inside sanctuary areas'
Environment Minister Nick Smith says he's willing to consider alternatives to the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill but would have to be satisfied no one could fish the area.
Māori fisheries commission Te Ohu Kaimoana is objecting to the proposed legislation, saying it breaches the 1992 Treaty of Waitangi fisheries settlement.
Mr Smith said if a deal was based on a "no-take" agreement by Te Ohu Kaimoana, that would have to be written into the law.
Its co-leader, Marama Fox, said Te Ohu Kaimoana had already made a commitment not to fish, but not in perpetuity. ......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/313423/kermadec-dispute-govt-asks-for-'no-take'-guarantee
A further article here > Kermadec dispute: Maori Party cites 'examples where indigenous groups have fishing rights inside sanctuary areas'