There’s news today of guns and gongs – and of the PM’s trip to Niue and Fiji while Shane Jones goes for marine-farm growth
Guns, gongs and goings feature on the government’s official website today.
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has announced the Government is delivering on a commitment made in the National-ACT coalition agreement by commencing a review of the Firearms Registry. That takes care of the “guns” part of this Buzz.
Next, the gongs.
There are congratulatory messages to recipients of King’s Birthday honours from Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka, Ethnic Affairs Minister Melissa Lee and Health and Pacific Peoples Minister Shane Reti.
Why aren’t congratulations being extended by other ministers?
Good question. Maybe their press secretaries insisted on taking a holiday today.
Everything they and their ministers post on the government’s official website, of course, gives us an idea of what’s going on in the Beehive.
But more particularly, in answer to the question “where’s he going this week?”, the PM is going to Niue and Fiji.
It will be Christopher Luxon’s first visit to the region as Prime Minister.
This year Niue marks 50 years of self-government in free association with New Zealand.
In Fiji, Luxon will have his first formal talks with his counterpart, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
He returns to New Zealand on 7 June.
We have put Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones in the “going” category because he unabashedly is going for growth.
He issued a statement after the Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Bill passed its first reading in Parliament.
It will extend current resource consents for marine farms by up to 20 years.
There are about 1200 marine farms that require one or more resource consents under the Resource Management Act 1991 to operate. About 200 of them would need to renew their consents by the end of 2024.
These farms face costs of at least $20,000 to $100,000 to renew consents when they expire, in a process that takes an average of six months.
“Aquaculture is incredibly important for New Zealand. It provides jobs in the regions and contributes to our export-led recovery. One of my priorities is to remove barriers to the growth of aquaculture,” Mr Jones says.
“Aquaculture generated $575 million in export revenue and employed 3225 people in 2023. The money the aquaculture industry spends on reconsenting, estimated to be $6m for 2024 alone, will be much better spent on employing more Kiwis, developing new technology and investing in the future of the industry.”
The reforms, which will apply only to existing consents, are aimed to be passed by July. Public consultation will occur as part of the select committee stage in June.
The extensions do not go beyond 2050, and the Bill includes the ability for councils to review the conditions of extended consents.
The consent process for new marine farms will be reviewed as part of the Coalition Government’s commitment to reforming the Resource Management Act.
There are congratulatory messages to recipients of King’s Birthday honours from Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka, Ethnic Affairs Minister Melissa Lee and Health and Pacific Peoples Minister Shane Reti.
Why aren’t congratulations being extended by other ministers?
Good question. Maybe their press secretaries insisted on taking a holiday today.
Everything they and their ministers post on the government’s official website, of course, gives us an idea of what’s going on in the Beehive.
But more particularly, in answer to the question “where’s he going this week?”, the PM is going to Niue and Fiji.
It will be Christopher Luxon’s first visit to the region as Prime Minister.
This year Niue marks 50 years of self-government in free association with New Zealand.
In Fiji, Luxon will have his first formal talks with his counterpart, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
He returns to New Zealand on 7 June.
We have put Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones in the “going” category because he unabashedly is going for growth.
He issued a statement after the Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Bill passed its first reading in Parliament.
It will extend current resource consents for marine farms by up to 20 years.
There are about 1200 marine farms that require one or more resource consents under the Resource Management Act 1991 to operate. About 200 of them would need to renew their consents by the end of 2024.
These farms face costs of at least $20,000 to $100,000 to renew consents when they expire, in a process that takes an average of six months.
“Aquaculture is incredibly important for New Zealand. It provides jobs in the regions and contributes to our export-led recovery. One of my priorities is to remove barriers to the growth of aquaculture,” Mr Jones says.
“Aquaculture generated $575 million in export revenue and employed 3225 people in 2023. The money the aquaculture industry spends on reconsenting, estimated to be $6m for 2024 alone, will be much better spent on employing more Kiwis, developing new technology and investing in the future of the industry.”
The reforms, which will apply only to existing consents, are aimed to be passed by July. Public consultation will occur as part of the select committee stage in June.
The extensions do not go beyond 2050, and the Bill includes the ability for councils to review the conditions of extended consents.
The consent process for new marine farms will be reviewed as part of the Coalition Government’s commitment to reforming the Resource Management Act.
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Anything Potaka says or does immediately makes me distrustful of his motives and commitment to NZ.
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