Tag: Hākaimangō-Mātiatia Marine Reserve
Bottom trawling rises to the surface
It seems as if bottom trawling has gone from environmental activism – t-shirt slogans and signs tacked on Waiheke power poles – to an...
Potaka warned of possible legal action over stalled marine reserve decision
Minister of Conservation Tama Potaka’s refusal to decide on the pending Hākaimangō-Mātiatia Marine Reserve application could see legal proceedings started against him, says Friends...
Waging war on a bountiful nature
We were sailing on the Gulf north of Waiheke on Saturday, ghosting along with the faintest of afternoon sea breezes riffling the eastern horizon...
Marine reserve to remain in limbo for another year
A proposed marine reserve off the north west coast of Waiheke remains over a year away, despite public submissions ending early last year with...
