Excellent but heart breaking summary. If only we had politicians (Labour, National and Act), who did not keep bending a knee to the greed of the commercial fishing industry. I had hoped that Moana NZ, the Māori-owned fisheries company, would stand tall and lead the way in stopping bottom dredging in Hauraki Gulf. Sadly, they preferred supporting their wallets instead.
We cannot rely on the politicians - they are fed what the Ministry tells them - and that's where the problem lies - managers who are too easily led by industry.
Moana may be maori owned, but they are a business and they'll look at cost/benefit ahead of anything else sadly.
Excellent but heart breaking summary. If only we had politicians (Labour, National and Act), who did not keep bending a knee to the greed of the commercial fishing industry. I had hoped that Moana NZ, the Māori-owned fisheries company, would stand tall and lead the way in stopping bottom dredging in Hauraki Gulf. Sadly, they preferred supporting their wallets instead.
We cannot rely on the politicians - they are fed what the Ministry tells them - and that's where the problem lies - managers who are too easily led by industry.
Moana may be maori owned, but they are a business and they'll look at cost/benefit ahead of anything else sadly.