War on the water coming up.

[Steve 48]

I just won't stand or this.  The first time a particular race of people get to fish somewhere I'm not allowed, I'm out there fishing beside them.  Can't wait to see what happens then.  The courts are going to be very very full of disgruntled fishos.  It's all of us or none of us. The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill introduced by the Labour government late last year - see The Government's Hauraki Gulf 'protection' plan. This initiative is a step towards achieving the protection of 30% of our ocean by 2030 that New Zealand committed to in December 2022. However, instead of following the best-practise of no-take Marine Reserves, the Bill proposes to establish 12 new 'High Protection Areas' (HPAs). These areas would prohibit commercial and recreational fishing but permit customary harvesting by ‘tangata whenua’.  The proposed HPAs are not small discrete sites in front of marae, but relatively large areas, including favoured fishing spots such the Mokohinau Islands and the Noises.  You can read more about the Bill in the Gulf Users Group October 2023 article Have your say on the Hauraki Gulf Protection Bill. Although the parliamentary select committee considering the Bill acknowledges receiving a substantial number of submissions from the public who consider it unfair to allow customary fishing in HPAs, the committee has decided to retain the provisions on customary fishing unchanged, effectively making these areas exclusive iwi fishing reserves. This decision goes against best-practice marine conservation and raises questions about the Coalition’s promise to defend the principle of equality before the law for all New Zealanders.  The National Party, in its coalition agreement with NZ First, committed to not advancing policies that seek to ascribe different rights and responsibilities to New Zealanders based on race or ancestry (see Coalition Agreement between the National Party & New Zealand First, Nov 2023).  The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill fails this test. (The Environment Select Committee’s report on the Bill is available on the Parliament website at this link). If we are to truly address the Gulf's environmental challenges, 'no-take' marine reserves under the Marine Reserves Act are the gold-standard in marine protection. I believe it is unnecessary to create allowances for customary harvesting in these areas, as over 80% of the Gulf will remain open for customary practices.  We still have an opportunity to influence this legislation before it moves to the House of Representatives for debate.  If you, like me, believe this Bill should be amended or rejected, please use our one-click tool to email the leaders of the coalition parties - Mr. Luxon, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Jones - urging them to honour their commitments to all New Zealanders to defend the principle of equality before the law.  Take a stand - send the government a message It only takes a couple of minutes – click here. Regards, Lee Short Spokesperson Gulf Users’ Group www.gulfusers.org.nz

[harrytom 697]

Shane Jones has said NO to customary rights in HPAs, Have a watch of "Ocean Bounty" tv3 on     https://www.threenow.co.nz/shows/ocean-bounty/season-6-ep-2/S1247-430/M87454-534

You may to log in? But Shane said NO to Maori or anyone else. 

Can get it play on TV but onlap top no?

[harrytom 697]

When this first came up through the "Seachange working group" 2019 think it was. A small handful attend a discussion night as we were very concerned about bring locked out of the gulf.

seachange.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5086-SCTTTP-Marine-Spatial-Plan-WR.pdf

If anyone wants to take the time and read exactly what has been signed off there it is. Basically .If Maori can prove a coastal was/is/had supplied the IWI with Kaimoana then they will have for goverance over the area. Which means they can decide on take or no take what species/shellfish can or cannot be taken.Set limits/seasons but cannot lock off access to non maori.

And you will be surprised who has signed off on it.


Who are the Stakeholder Working Group? • Jake Bartrom: Coromandel, youth and recreation. • Matt Ball: Auckland, Ports of Auckland. • Laurie Beamish: Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, mana whenua member. • Joe Davis: Ngāti Hei, mana whenua member. • Katrina Goddard: Waipu, environmental. • Alison Henry: Whitianga, community. • David Kellian: Warkworth, commercial fishing. • Callum McCallum: Clevedon, aquaculture. • Scott Macindoe: recreational fishing. • Dirk Sieling: Whitianga, farming and recreational f ishing. • Tame Te Rangi: Ngāti Whātua, mana whenua member. • Lucy Tukua: Ngāti Paoa, mana whenua member. • Conall Buchanan: Paeroa, farming. • Raewyn Peart: Point Chevalier, environmental. The SWG has an appointed independent chair, Paul Beverley. In addition to the above, Alan Proctor (recreational f ishing) was a member of the SWG from 2013 until 2015, and Nick Main the independent chair and Kaaren Goodall the independent facilitator from 2013 until mid 2015. The Stakeholder Working Group has developed the Plan through extensive engagement with mana whenua, local communities, and stakeholder groups, gathering science and mātauranga from many sources including technical experts, and considerable contributions from local and central government agencies.

So "Legasea" or NZ SFC cannot object to any changes they were serving on the board and signed off on it,and yes I attended a meeting where a small group of us felt those who were supposedly looking after our interests sold us out.