Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 21, 2018 17:06:09 GMT 12
MAORI SIDELINED IN WHITEBAIT DEBATE
The chair of Te Wai Māori, the Māori freshwater fisheries trust, says iwi need to urgently get involved in the debate about the state of the whitebait catch.
"Māori, iwi are a central part of whitebait as regard to native fisheries and let's get on with it. I'm worried that once again we as iwi are being sidelined from this debate when we are a critical part of this discussion around whitebait," Mr Mair says......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MTk5MTY/Maori-sidelined-in-whitebait-debate
The chair of Te Wai Māori, the Māori freshwater fisheries trust, says iwi need to urgently get involved in the debate about the state of the whitebait catch.
"Māori, iwi are a central part of whitebait as regard to native fisheries and let's get on with it. I'm worried that once again we as iwi are being sidelined from this debate when we are a critical part of this discussion around whitebait," Mr Mair says......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MTk5MTY/Maori-sidelined-in-whitebait-debate