Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 14, 2023 4:59:47 GMT 12
GOVERNMENT FACES DILEMMA - AND A COURT BATTLE - OVER OCEAN SANCTUARY
Te Ohu Kaimoana, the organisation representing iwi fishing interests, has rejected a new proposal to establish a massive ocean sanctuary in waters north of New Zealand.
The unanimous vote – which was taken at a special annual general meeting in Wellington on Tuesday – may finally kill off the proposal for good.
Stuff understands the Government was planning to green-light the sanctuary, making it one of the world’s largest, if it secured an agreement from Te Ohu Kaimoana (TOKM) and mana whenua Ngāti Kuri, and was blind-sided by the no vote.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/132307610/government-faces-dilemma--and-a-court-battle--over-ocean-sanctuary
Te Ohu Kaimoana, the organisation representing iwi fishing interests, has rejected a new proposal to establish a massive ocean sanctuary in waters north of New Zealand.
The unanimous vote – which was taken at a special annual general meeting in Wellington on Tuesday – may finally kill off the proposal for good.
Stuff understands the Government was planning to green-light the sanctuary, making it one of the world’s largest, if it secured an agreement from Te Ohu Kaimoana (TOKM) and mana whenua Ngāti Kuri, and was blind-sided by the no vote.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/132307610/government-faces-dilemma--and-a-court-battle--over-ocean-sanctuary