Kahawai case shows shared fishery flaws
Ngapuhi chairperson Sonny Tau says a High Court ruling on kahawai should spell the end of the government's shared fisheries plan.
The court said Fisheries minister Jim Anderton must reconsider the catch limits and quota allocations for the fish, which is keenly sought by Maori recreational fishers.
Mr Anderton says the decisions shows the importance of the shared fisheries policy, which aims to redistribute the avalable catch of kahawai and other species between the the commercial, recreational and customary sectors.
Mr Tau says the minister got into trouble because he made decisions without proper information, and he'll make the same mistakes with the new policy.
“The recreational take isn’t being measured properly and that’s the first thing that needs to happen, especially in light of the shared fishery which the ministry continues to push at this time. They haven’t had good evidence of they haven’t had good advice to make these decisions, yet they’ve gone ahead and made these decisions,” Mr Tau says.
Almost all the commercially caugh kahawai goes to Australia as crayfish bait.
HENARE FEARS KURA MISS OUT AS MAINSTREAM MOVES IN
National list MP Tau Henare says kura kaupapa could be the losers if the government directs more Maori language resources towards mainstream schools.
Mr Henare, the party's Maori Affairs co-spokesperson, says those schools have struggled over the years to access Maori language teaching aids.
He says they may have cause for concern at the curriculum published this week for teaching te reo Maori in mainstream schools.
“When we focus all our attention on the mainstream, aren’t we taking away from the kura kaupapa that have already been established and are crying out for resources and that.
Mr Henare says.
While he welcomes any moves advance te reo Maori, he also wants to see Maori students doing better at basics like reading and writing.
NGAI TAMANUHIRI CLEANING BEACHES
The Ngai Tamanuhiri Whanui Trust is starting to see some results from its efforts to restore the health of Te Wherowhero and Brown's beaches near Gisborne.
Chief executive Dawn Pomana says the Conservation Department and community members are helping the iwi clean up the shoreline, recently filling several skips with rubbish.
Landowners are now buying in to the plan to eradicate pests, build a fence to keep predators out, and plant more than 40 thousand native trees.
“Putting back our native, bringing back all of the birds and things that we haven’t had for some time. Hopefully they will all come back when our plantings start developing and we’ll have much cleaner waterways. That's the plan,” Ms Pomana says.
FOMA CASE WON’T STOP POROU PLANTING
Ngati Porou Whanui Forests head Chris Insley says a challenge by the Federation of Maori Authorities to the government's climate change policies won't affect his company's plans to plant thousands of acres of the East Coast in carbon sink forests.
FOMA executive vice chairperson Paul Morgan has indicated the federation is preparing a challenge to the government's plans to tax land concerted from forestry to other uses.
Mr Insley says while that is an issue which needs to be cleared up, Ngati Porou is in the planting business.
“The kaupapa that Federation of Maori Authorities is raising is valid, and it just needs to be worked through with government, and there are some signals coming out of government which I know Paul is signaling. Government is signaling equally that they are willing to sit down and discuss those, but it in no way impacts on the new project that Ngati Porou has just committed to,” Mr Insley says.
GENE HYPE GETS PACIFIC PASTING
A new book by Maori and Pacific academics and customary leaders is challenging some of the hype around genetic engineering.
Contributor Aroha Mead from Victoria University says Pacific Genes and Life Patents is the first co-ordinated response by Pacific peoples to the hordes of genetic and biomedical researchers trying to exploit the unique flora, fauna and peoples of the South Pacific.
Ms Mead says Maori have experienced cases of unethical bio-research and had to put up with over-blown claims about the role genes play in issues like smoking, alcoholism and other social problems.
“So we really want to challenge the premises of this research and show that genetic research is very experimental, it’s a new area of science, and we shouldn’t take it as literally as some of the newscasts that we get,” Ms Mead says.
The Pacific region needs stronger laws governing genetic research and life patents.
WEAVERS SWEAT IT OUT AT PORONGAHAU
Weavers from around the world are gathering today at Rongomaraeroa Marae at Porangahau on the Hawkes Bay coast.
Organiser Raina Ferris says the Kuruwaka workshop will be a chance for overseas manuhiri to learn more about Maori tikanga and custom and share their own worldviews.
“And what's beautiful is that we discover the commonalities between us and our belief systems too, pre-missionary I’m talking, and it’s lovely to rejoice in that,” Ms Ferris says.
The world weavers' workshop will also feature a ceremonial sweat lodge, medicine wheel teachings and visits to local sacred sites.
The court said Fisheries minister Jim Anderton must reconsider the catch limits and quota allocations for the fish, which is keenly sought by Maori recreational fishers.
Mr Anderton says the decisions shows the importance of the shared fisheries policy, which aims to redistribute the avalable catch of kahawai and other species between the the commercial, recreational and customary sectors.
Mr Tau says the minister got into trouble because he made decisions without proper information, and he'll make the same mistakes with the new policy.
“The recreational take isn’t being measured properly and that’s the first thing that needs to happen, especially in light of the shared fishery which the ministry continues to push at this time. They haven’t had good evidence of they haven’t had good advice to make these decisions, yet they’ve gone ahead and made these decisions,” Mr Tau says.
Almost all the commercially caugh kahawai goes to Australia as crayfish bait.
HENARE FEARS KURA MISS OUT AS MAINSTREAM MOVES IN
National list MP Tau Henare says kura kaupapa could be the losers if the government directs more Maori language resources towards mainstream schools.
Mr Henare, the party's Maori Affairs co-spokesperson, says those schools have struggled over the years to access Maori language teaching aids.
He says they may have cause for concern at the curriculum published this week for teaching te reo Maori in mainstream schools.
“When we focus all our attention on the mainstream, aren’t we taking away from the kura kaupapa that have already been established and are crying out for resources and that.
Mr Henare says.
While he welcomes any moves advance te reo Maori, he also wants to see Maori students doing better at basics like reading and writing.
NGAI TAMANUHIRI CLEANING BEACHES
The Ngai Tamanuhiri Whanui Trust is starting to see some results from its efforts to restore the health of Te Wherowhero and Brown's beaches near Gisborne.
Chief executive Dawn Pomana says the Conservation Department and community members are helping the iwi clean up the shoreline, recently filling several skips with rubbish.
Landowners are now buying in to the plan to eradicate pests, build a fence to keep predators out, and plant more than 40 thousand native trees.
“Putting back our native, bringing back all of the birds and things that we haven’t had for some time. Hopefully they will all come back when our plantings start developing and we’ll have much cleaner waterways. That's the plan,” Ms Pomana says.
FOMA CASE WON’T STOP POROU PLANTING
Ngati Porou Whanui Forests head Chris Insley says a challenge by the Federation of Maori Authorities to the government's climate change policies won't affect his company's plans to plant thousands of acres of the East Coast in carbon sink forests.
FOMA executive vice chairperson Paul Morgan has indicated the federation is preparing a challenge to the government's plans to tax land concerted from forestry to other uses.
Mr Insley says while that is an issue which needs to be cleared up, Ngati Porou is in the planting business.
“The kaupapa that Federation of Maori Authorities is raising is valid, and it just needs to be worked through with government, and there are some signals coming out of government which I know Paul is signaling. Government is signaling equally that they are willing to sit down and discuss those, but it in no way impacts on the new project that Ngati Porou has just committed to,” Mr Insley says.
GENE HYPE GETS PACIFIC PASTING
A new book by Maori and Pacific academics and customary leaders is challenging some of the hype around genetic engineering.
Contributor Aroha Mead from Victoria University says Pacific Genes and Life Patents is the first co-ordinated response by Pacific peoples to the hordes of genetic and biomedical researchers trying to exploit the unique flora, fauna and peoples of the South Pacific.
Ms Mead says Maori have experienced cases of unethical bio-research and had to put up with over-blown claims about the role genes play in issues like smoking, alcoholism and other social problems.
“So we really want to challenge the premises of this research and show that genetic research is very experimental, it’s a new area of science, and we shouldn’t take it as literally as some of the newscasts that we get,” Ms Mead says.
The Pacific region needs stronger laws governing genetic research and life patents.
WEAVERS SWEAT IT OUT AT PORONGAHAU
Weavers from around the world are gathering today at Rongomaraeroa Marae at Porangahau on the Hawkes Bay coast.
Organiser Raina Ferris says the Kuruwaka workshop will be a chance for overseas manuhiri to learn more about Maori tikanga and custom and share their own worldviews.
“And what's beautiful is that we discover the commonalities between us and our belief systems too, pre-missionary I’m talking, and it’s lovely to rejoice in that,” Ms Ferris says.
The world weavers' workshop will also feature a ceremonial sweat lodge, medicine wheel teachings and visits to local sacred sites.
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