Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 25, 2024 5:02:48 GMT 12
COALITION GOVERNMENT’S OTHER FAST TRACK BILL SUPPORTED BY SOME IWI MĀORI
A coalition Government bill to automatically extend all marine fish and mussel farm consents by 20 years is supported by fish farm-owning iwi Māori even though other iwi and environmental activists oppose it.
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and Forest & Bird oppose the bill, which was tabled in response to a “bottleneck” of over 500 fish, mussel and oyster farm consents coming to an end this year.
The coalition Government sees the bill as a way of bringing certainty to the industry, and sparing the aquaculture industry the $20,000 to $100,00 cost for farm owners to extend their consents.....
www.thepost.co.nz/business/350321068/coalition-governments-other-fast-track-bill-supported-some-iwi-maori
A coalition Government bill to automatically extend all marine fish and mussel farm consents by 20 years is supported by fish farm-owning iwi Māori even though other iwi and environmental activists oppose it.
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and Forest & Bird oppose the bill, which was tabled in response to a “bottleneck” of over 500 fish, mussel and oyster farm consents coming to an end this year.
The coalition Government sees the bill as a way of bringing certainty to the industry, and sparing the aquaculture industry the $20,000 to $100,00 cost for farm owners to extend their consents.....
www.thepost.co.nz/business/350321068/coalition-governments-other-fast-track-bill-supported-some-iwi-maori