Not 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 set up by the National Government to give expert advice on making fishing sustainable long-term.

Sounds a good idea – sustainable fishing.

But in the latest of a series of backdowns those plans are now abandoned, a source said – because NZ First doesn’t think the panel is needed, and resisted the appointment of environmental activists.

And what do the Greens have to say about this? Oh, nothing at all. Because they’re busy with the baubles of office or focusing on really important issues such as TERFs.

Earlier, Nash was forced to put plan for cameras on boats to stop illegal dumping of fish “on ice”, thanks to a lack of political consensus.

Greenpeace NZ head Russel Norman, the former co-leader of the Green Party, is furious that the new Government is less aggressive on fishing management than the last one.

Yep Russel Norman saying the National Government was better on fisheries than the Labour/NZ First/Green Government.