Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2016 18:01:22 GMT 12
FOREST AND BIRD: GOVT WELL WITHIN ITS RIGHTS TO ESTABLISH KERMADEC SANCTUARY
Forest and Bird is joining the crown's battle to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.
It has announced its joining the crown in defending the sanctuary against Te Ohu Kaimoana, the Maori Fisheries Trust, which filed High Court proceedings against the Government in March.
The Trust says the sanctuary would clash with Maori fishing rights under the Crown's 1992 Sealord fisheries settlement.
But Forest and Bird's marine advocate Anton van Helden said the Government is well within its rights to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.
He said they will make sure that fact's known in court…..
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/forest-and-bird-govt-well-within-its-rights-to-establish-kermadec-sanctuary/
Forest and Bird is joining the crown's battle to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.
It has announced its joining the crown in defending the sanctuary against Te Ohu Kaimoana, the Maori Fisheries Trust, which filed High Court proceedings against the Government in March.
The Trust says the sanctuary would clash with Maori fishing rights under the Crown's 1992 Sealord fisheries settlement.
But Forest and Bird's marine advocate Anton van Helden said the Government is well within its rights to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.
He said they will make sure that fact's known in court…..
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/forest-and-bird-govt-well-within-its-rights-to-establish-kermadec-sanctuary/