On Tuesday parliament recommenced for the year. The first item of business was the Prime Minister’s Statement (24-pages), which was followed by replies from other
This week one media outlet reported – incorrectly – that the Ministry of Primary Industries had advised the Government that changes to legislation to prohibit
On Monday the Fisheries (Foreign Charter Vessels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament. The Bill implements the Government’s decisions on the prohibition
This week Peter Coleman, a liquidator, confirmed the Ngāti Tama fisheries holdings company, Ikatuna Limited, is unlikely to recover most of the $4.6 million it
This week the Treaty Tribes Coalition and the Māori Fisheries Trust held the seventh National Māori Fisheries Conference in Auckland. The conference focussed on fisheries
Purpose This paper provides a summary of significant Māori-focused social, economic and treaty policy developments for the quarter 1 April 2012 to 30 June 2012.
The text in regards to forced labour on foreign-flagged fishing vessels in New Zealand is more sustainable; which is essentially that poor working conditions on
On Wednesday Primary Industries Minister, David Carter, and Labour Minister, Kate Wilkinson, announced that legislation would be introduced to ban commercial fishing in New Zealand
Yesterday the Government released the independent review report on foreign charter vessels (FVC) operating in New Zealand. The 130-page report comprehensively outlines what further regulatory
Sealord – a company which is 50% owned by Māori interests – has confirmed it will now place observers on three foreign fishing vessels it
