The Co-Governance Charade And $8m Taxpayer Funding to Ngai Tahu - Otago Marine Reserves

Michael Laws exposes the co-governance charade and $8m taxpayer iwi funding that has gone into the Otago marine reserves

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Geoff Parker: Marine Reserves Or Co-Governance By Stealth?

This week we were told to celebrate the launch of five new marine reserves along the Otago and South Canterbury coastline.

Protecting marine environments is a worthwhile goal. Most New Zealanders support conservation, sustainable fisheries, and preserving unique ecosystems for future generations.

But buried beneath the environmental language is something else entirely: another example of race-based governance quietly becoming embedded in New Zealand's public institutions.

Professor Mark John Costello: Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly with regard to fisheries.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 5/10/23

Six new marine reserves to be established (all going well on October 14) and local iwi will become management partners

Willow-Jean Prime and Rachel Brooking have struck another blow for conservation, in the last-gasp days of the 2020-23 Labour Government. Whether they have successfully struck a blow for their job conservation will become plain on October 14.

They have announced plans for six new marine reserves between Timaru and the Catlins – and for the establishment of another Crown-iwi partnership. The new marine reserves will be managed by Kāi Tahu in partnership with the Department of Conservation.

Point of Order: Some Ministers head overseas while others are aiming for the stars

Giving their strategy its thrust with a $16m investment

The news from the Beehive featured announcements of ministerial travel plans and law-and order initiatives along with news that our government is aiming for the stars with a strategy given some thrust with almost $16 million of public funding.

New ministerial posts also deal with:-