Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 11, 2018 17:15:51 GMT 12
WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE GREENS CAN HAVE A KERMADEC SANCTUARY – WITH A CATCH
Hope for a Kermadec Sanctuary is back on the table and NZ First leader Winston Peters is confident he can do a deal with the Green Party by the end of the year.
The deal would involve a compromise from the Greens though – accepting that the sanctuary won't be a 100 per cent no-fishing zone.
The 620,000-square-kilometre sanctuary was considered dead in the water when Labour and NZ First joined forces to form a Government after the election.
To keep the fishing industry happy and to ensure iwi with fishing rights under the Treaty of Waitangi are on board, Peters is proposing a mixed model that allows for roughly 95 per cent marine reserve and 5 per cent fishing.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/103822750/Winston-Peters-says-the-Greens-can-have-a-Kermadec-Sanctuary-with-a-catch
Hope for a Kermadec Sanctuary is back on the table and NZ First leader Winston Peters is confident he can do a deal with the Green Party by the end of the year.
The deal would involve a compromise from the Greens though – accepting that the sanctuary won't be a 100 per cent no-fishing zone.
The 620,000-square-kilometre sanctuary was considered dead in the water when Labour and NZ First joined forces to form a Government after the election.
To keep the fishing industry happy and to ensure iwi with fishing rights under the Treaty of Waitangi are on board, Peters is proposing a mixed model that allows for roughly 95 per cent marine reserve and 5 per cent fishing.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/103822750/Winston-Peters-says-the-Greens-can-have-a-Kermadec-Sanctuary-with-a-catch