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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 4, 2019 16:11:31 GMT 12
MOTITI RESIDENTS WIN 'SIGNIFICANT' BATTLE TO PROTECT THE WATERS AROUND THEIR ISLANDEnvironmentalists and residents of a small island are celebrating a "significant" court win in their bid to protect fish and seabirds. Six elderly kuia and kaumātua from Motiti Island took on the combined might of the Crown, local government, powerful iwi and the commercial fishing industry. The tiny hapū won, backed by Forest and Bird "groundbreaking" rulings in the Environment and High courts in 2017 that gave local councils powers to regulate fishing to protect native species. But the Government appealed the decision. Now the Court of Appeal has ruled regional councils can use the Resource Management Act to control fishing to protect biodiversity...... www.stuff.co.nz/environment/117140184/motiti-residents-win-significant-battle-to-protect-the-waters-around-their-island
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 4, 2019 16:17:02 GMT 12
INDIGENOUS CLIMATE ACTIVISTS HOPE FOR NEW UN CONFERENCE VENUEA ropū of Māori and Pasifika climate campaigners pushing for indigenous voices to be heard on the world stage are hoping a UN climate conference goes ahead after the troubled host nation pulled out. This year's climate conference was due to be held in Chile, but the president cancelled it on Thursday due to widespread anti-government protest. The government of Spain has since offered to hold the conference in Madrid, which is being considered by the United Nations. It will be those stories that she aims to raise with other indigenous nations, and New Zealand representatives to ensure that indigenous voices are amplified on the world stage........ www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/402419/indigenous-climate-activists-hope-for-new-un-conference-venue
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