Tim Donoghue starts blogging
Tim Donoghue recently swapped from the Independent Financial Review to the Dominion Post, and hence now contributes to their group blog – Inside the Beltway. He did what I think is his first blog post...
View ArticleMore abuses at sea
Tina Law at The Press reports: Another Korean-owned fishing vessel berthed at Lyttelton has been embroiled in claims of unpaid wages and human rights abuses of its crew. Slave Free Seas, a charitable...
View ArticleMore slavery on our seas
Business Week tells a story that should shame us: On March 25, 2011, an Indonesian fisherman named Yusril became a slave. Yusril (which is not his real name, to protect his identity) is 28, with...
View ArticleSlavery on our seas
In my Herald column I comment on the report of the Ministerial Inquiry into the use of and operation of foreign charter vessels. My conclusion: The Government has already agreed to some of the...
View ArticleA principled decision
David Carter and Kate Wilkinson have announced: The Government today announced it is to require reflagging of foreign-owned fishing vessels operating in New Zealand waters to address labour, safety and...
View ArticleOne FCV reflagged
Simon Bridges announced: The first reflagging of a foreign charter fishing vessel as New Zealand-registered is good news for foreign crews fishing in our waters, and for New Zealand’s international...
View ArticleOnce again Greens are silent
Stuff reports: In June, Nash said he was hoping to get NZ First on board with the idea. “We must work together,” he said. But with Jones and NZ First’s outspoken opposition to cameras, it could put the...
View ArticleNot a peep from the Greens
Stuff reports: NZ First has scuppered plans for a panel to provide advice on New Zealand’s fishing industry. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash planned to revitalise the technical advisory panel, which was...
View ArticleBarely a squeak
Stuff reports: The Government has again delayed the installation of cameras on all commercial fishing boats, pushing mandatory monitoring of the industry beyond the election.Labour has been accused of...
View ArticleSecret recording reveals the truth on fisheries
Newshub reports: Newshub has obtained an explosive audio recording of Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash talking about NZ First MPs Winston Peters and Shane Jones.The recording was from February 2018,...
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