NZ’s rep – beached as bro
The National-led Government is declaring its true environmental colours and green seems to be missing from the palette.
Over the last few months it has revealed a pro-mining mindset, it’s looking to increase the quota on our critically endangered southern blue fin tuna and now it’s advocating a deal that would allow a return to commercial whaling.
Last weekend former NZ Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer tried to broker a deal at a meeting of a small working group of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) which would allow Japan, Norway and Iceland to openly hunt whales including in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary. A final decision is expected in June. Read more »




