National Party and Minister of Conservation Tama Potaka’s campaign manifesto to restrict commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf if re-elected cannot be trusted, says Green Party co-leader and Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick.
On 25 October last year, the Hauraki Gulf/Tikapa Moana Marine Protection Bill became law, establishing 12 high protection areas (HPAs), two marine reserves and five sea floor protection areas. However, it underwent some last-minute changes to allow commercial ring-net fishing operators access to two of the high protection areas.
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