Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch
- Written by Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Getty ImagesA new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana – New Zealand’s largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula – is something to be celebrated.
But it comes with compromises, and it is especially disappointing that some...
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