Environment

By John Freer Consideration of establishing Mercury Bay as a World Heritage Park has the backing of an international expert who is already working on similar projects in Asia. Professor Gordon Maxwell, who resides in Hong Kong while also farming near Hikutaia, has told CFM that Mercury Bay warrants such status to not just preserve […]

By John Freer The Hauraki Gulf has been in the news over recent days with an announcement relating to a Marine Protection Bill, and the Hauraki Gulf Forum released its three-year State of the Gulf report. Living in Thames, Katina Conomos has worked with several entities on Hauraki Gulf restoration. Katina is currently the Programme […]

By John Freer Warren Maher is passionate about fishing but he is devastated by what is happening to the likes of our snapper, kahawai and trevally. Tairua-based, Warren is the Vice-Chairman of the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council, and he is the Thames Coromandel councillor on the Waikato Regional Council. He stood for council last […]

With Friday being the cut off for public consultation on the Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Management Plan, Hauraki Gulf Alliance member, Legasea, has been angered to what it sees as being late changes to the plan. Legasea spokesman, Sam Woolford, described changes allowing commercial bottom trawling and scallop dredging, as insulting to the many groups which […]