… the Bay of Islands, will be acknowledged as rāhui tapu and fishing will be prohibited. A third area, around … Plan for Northland, which did not include fishing controls. They used legal precedents established … bold leadership in a time of crisis” brought iwi leaders, industry executives, academics, journalists, and young …

… drowned in longline fisheries. They get tangled up in the fishing gear and drown. Global warming is also causing toroa … to forage further north, where they come into contact with fishing fleets on the high seas. The risks can be mitigated … albatrosses and petrels from being unnecessarily killed by fishing fleets. Thanks to supporters like you, our two-year …

Forest & Bird says the Government’s announcement today that it will allow coal mining and other industries to destroy remaining wetlands is disastrous for the climate and biodiversity.   Last night, the Government released a consultation document which …

… EPA decision says. Mr Beveridge says people often go fishing in and around the 15 kilometre wide dump site in …

… runoff, and marine protected areas,” says Mr Hague. “Fishing methods that harm the seabed, like bottom trawling, … Developing a Fisheries Plan with a range of changes to fishing practices and catch settings, including restricting … Promoting a prosperous, sustainable aquaculture industry.  … A step towards restoring Hauraki Gulf …

Joint press release of Forest & Bird, Fish & Game, Operation Pātiki Ngāti Hori ki Kohupatiki, Whitewater New Zealand, and Jet Boating New Zealand:   Conservation, iwi and recreation groups that applied for a Water Conservation Order on the Ngaruroro River …

… Hauraki Gulf is in a tragic state after decades of over-fishing and degradation, so marine reserves are urgently … Gulf has disappeared since 1925 - we can’t afford to keep fishing in this unsustainable way. “Snapper numbers are about … coast would ensure these rare dolphins don’t get killed in fishing nets, while also boosting their food stocks,” says Mr …

… Commission is calling on the government to stop commercial fishing with set nets and trawling in the range of Maui … ourselves out,” says Mr van Helden.   “It’s time to stop fishing activities that pose a risk of endangered dolphins … bycatch goal to protect threatened species from commercial fishing. The petition asks the government to stop harmful …

… the public’s overwhelming opposition to destructive fishing in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, trawling and Danish … has presented  four options for trawl corridors (or bottom fishing access zones) . These options will ban bottom … to make an informed submission if we don’t know how much fishing occurs in and outside the proposed corridors. Option …

Water is one of the most important issues for New Zealanders and yet our waterways are in crisis. The state of our fresh water Most rivers and many lakes fail to meet water quality guidelines , with numerous swimming spots carrying a high risk of …

… says it’s unnacceptable that 44 dolphins were caught in fishing nets in the Bay of Plenty in the last year, with over … organisation has obtained records of the Bay’s fishing bycatch over the last seven years from the Ministry … hauled up by bottom trawling – one of the most destructive fishing methods there is.” “We don’t clear-fell kauri …

… disturb the seafloor, such as bottom trawling and mining. Fishing, snorkelling, and kayaking would be allowed. Another … and Fisheries to ban all forms of mobile bottom-contact fishing, including bottom trawling, scallop dredging, and … commercial fishers have been using these destructive fishing methods to rip up the seafloor. Many seabed species …

… left out of last year’s freshwater standards, in-line with industry demands. The limit is now being reassessed by the … standard of freshwater quality, despite what the agri-industry would have New Zealand believe. We need to stay …

… drain the wetland.     But in 2021 the Government caved to industry and proposed ‘additional consenting pathways’ giving …

… science, our  government folded to political pressure from industry. While the 2020 NPS on Freshwater Management  does …