Sealord leads Indian Ocean trawl ban
Maori-owned fishing company Sealord has succeeded in getting the international industry to voluntarily close parts of the Indian Ocean to deepwater trawling.
Chief executive Doug McKay says it is the equivalent of creating national parks in the ocean, and it will preserve unique marine environments.
Mr McKay says it was a logical extension of the move to close a third of New Zealand's exclusive economic zone to bottom trawling.
“Now the international area is a little more difficult because there is no regulatory environment, there is no policing capacity, you are really relying on the moral persuasion and the good will of the participants, and in this case we have been able to get unanimity among those who do fish the area,” McKay said.
Doug McKay says Sealord's shareholders, the Maori-owned Aotearoa Fisheries and Japan's Nissui, are committed to sustainable fisheries.
REEVES ON WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Former governor general Sir Paul Reeves from Te Atiawa has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal.
Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says Sir Paul's experience of decision-making at the highest levels will be an asset to the tribunal.
Also appointed for a three year term is East Coast lawyer Peter Brown, who has a background in social development, social work and ecology in the East Coast, eastern Bay of Plenty and Te Urewera regions.
MAORI SHARE IDEAS AT WORKD SMOKEFREE BASH
Two Maori smokefree workers are off to Washington as part of the New Zealand delegation to the 13th world conference on Tobacco.
Skye Kimura from Taranaki, and Justin Gush from Wanganui will represent the Maori Smokefree Coalition, Te Reo Marama.
Ms Kimura says many indigenous communitities around the world see Maori as leading the struggle to advance their issues.
She says the fact targeted campaigns have helped reduce the Maori smoking rate by 5 percent in the past few years means a lot of people want to hear the Maori story.
Ms Kimura also wants to pick up some new ideas.
LEGAL RIGHTS SUBJECT OF BNEW BOOK
A new book launched this week should help Maori families understand the law a little better.
Know Your Rights was written by Catriona McLennan, a familiar figure in the Auckland courts for many years as a community lawyer.
Ms McLennan says the legal system can frighten many people if they don't understand what is going on.
She says just as families have medical books to refer to if one of them gets sick, her book can be used if one of the whanau get into trouble.
PARENGARENGA KINGFISH TO GO WILD
Recreational fishers from Houhora to the Hauraki Gulf can expect a bonus catch of kingfish over the next couple of years.
The Recreational Fisheries Council and fishing company Sanfords have bought most of the remaining stock from Parengarenga Fishfarms and will release them over the next few weeks.
The Parengarenga Incorporation is shutting down its kingfish farm because it failed to meet initial targets and was unlikely to ever become profitable.
Manager John Ellis says 25,000 fish were sold to the Kingfish Go Wild consortium for a rock bottom price, after the Fisheries Ministry cleared them for release into the ocean.
He says the company is still looking for a buyer for its facility north of Te Kao, but meanwhile it has to sell its remaining stock, which are between half a kilo and three kilos.
The first release will be in the Hauraki Gulf next Tuesday.
ATIHAU-WHANGANUI GET REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT $3M
The Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation has received a $3 million regional development grant from the Government to buy out the lease of a 200 hectare dairy farm on its land near Ohakune.
Chairman Whatarangi Murphy-Peehi says that means the 35-year old incorporation has managed to buy back the leases of two thirds of its 20,000 hectares in the Whanganui and Waimarino areas.
He says the resumed block will give the incorporation a base to convert some of its adjoining 1000 hectares to dairying, which employs more people than existing sheep and cattle operations.
It also includes land which can contribute to Ohakune's tourism industry.
MAORI ON AGENDA AT TRUSTEES CONFERENCE
Giving Maori parents a say in the running of schools will be one of the topics on the agenda for school trustees at their annual conference in Christchurch this week.
School Trustees Association deputy president April Tauelangi says many schools serving Maori communities struggle to get parents onto their boards.
She says even if Maori aren't included at the governance level, trustees, still need to consider the Treaty of Waitangi and ensure Maori needs are met.
Mrs Tauelangi says Maori parents want the same commitment to quality as other parents, but they want that to include a taha Maori element as well as literacy and numeracy.
Chief executive Doug McKay says it is the equivalent of creating national parks in the ocean, and it will preserve unique marine environments.
Mr McKay says it was a logical extension of the move to close a third of New Zealand's exclusive economic zone to bottom trawling.
“Now the international area is a little more difficult because there is no regulatory environment, there is no policing capacity, you are really relying on the moral persuasion and the good will of the participants, and in this case we have been able to get unanimity among those who do fish the area,” McKay said.
Doug McKay says Sealord's shareholders, the Maori-owned Aotearoa Fisheries and Japan's Nissui, are committed to sustainable fisheries.
REEVES ON WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Former governor general Sir Paul Reeves from Te Atiawa has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal.
Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says Sir Paul's experience of decision-making at the highest levels will be an asset to the tribunal.
Also appointed for a three year term is East Coast lawyer Peter Brown, who has a background in social development, social work and ecology in the East Coast, eastern Bay of Plenty and Te Urewera regions.
MAORI SHARE IDEAS AT WORKD SMOKEFREE BASH
Two Maori smokefree workers are off to Washington as part of the New Zealand delegation to the 13th world conference on Tobacco.
Skye Kimura from Taranaki, and Justin Gush from Wanganui will represent the Maori Smokefree Coalition, Te Reo Marama.
Ms Kimura says many indigenous communitities around the world see Maori as leading the struggle to advance their issues.
She says the fact targeted campaigns have helped reduce the Maori smoking rate by 5 percent in the past few years means a lot of people want to hear the Maori story.
Ms Kimura also wants to pick up some new ideas.
LEGAL RIGHTS SUBJECT OF BNEW BOOK
A new book launched this week should help Maori families understand the law a little better.
Know Your Rights was written by Catriona McLennan, a familiar figure in the Auckland courts for many years as a community lawyer.
Ms McLennan says the legal system can frighten many people if they don't understand what is going on.
She says just as families have medical books to refer to if one of them gets sick, her book can be used if one of the whanau get into trouble.
PARENGARENGA KINGFISH TO GO WILD
Recreational fishers from Houhora to the Hauraki Gulf can expect a bonus catch of kingfish over the next couple of years.
The Recreational Fisheries Council and fishing company Sanfords have bought most of the remaining stock from Parengarenga Fishfarms and will release them over the next few weeks.
The Parengarenga Incorporation is shutting down its kingfish farm because it failed to meet initial targets and was unlikely to ever become profitable.
Manager John Ellis says 25,000 fish were sold to the Kingfish Go Wild consortium for a rock bottom price, after the Fisheries Ministry cleared them for release into the ocean.
He says the company is still looking for a buyer for its facility north of Te Kao, but meanwhile it has to sell its remaining stock, which are between half a kilo and three kilos.
The first release will be in the Hauraki Gulf next Tuesday.
ATIHAU-WHANGANUI GET REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT $3M
The Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation has received a $3 million regional development grant from the Government to buy out the lease of a 200 hectare dairy farm on its land near Ohakune.
Chairman Whatarangi Murphy-Peehi says that means the 35-year old incorporation has managed to buy back the leases of two thirds of its 20,000 hectares in the Whanganui and Waimarino areas.
He says the resumed block will give the incorporation a base to convert some of its adjoining 1000 hectares to dairying, which employs more people than existing sheep and cattle operations.
It also includes land which can contribute to Ohakune's tourism industry.
MAORI ON AGENDA AT TRUSTEES CONFERENCE
Giving Maori parents a say in the running of schools will be one of the topics on the agenda for school trustees at their annual conference in Christchurch this week.
School Trustees Association deputy president April Tauelangi says many schools serving Maori communities struggle to get parents onto their boards.
She says even if Maori aren't included at the governance level, trustees, still need to consider the Treaty of Waitangi and ensure Maori needs are met.
Mrs Tauelangi says Maori parents want the same commitment to quality as other parents, but they want that to include a taha Maori element as well as literacy and numeracy.
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