If the next government forges ahead while ignoring these viewpoints it will end up like the Kermadecs all over again. The Crown has consistently breached Treaty rights when it comes to fisheries and every time it goes to Court, they lose. Eg most recently: newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/04/g...

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Re Kermadecs. "It might not have been Pew's desired result to have the rights of an indigenous people once again swept aside, dismissed and confiscated, but it is the reality." Tuuta accepted Crown action was not the responsibility of Pew, but it was a "directly related consequence".

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Over that same period there have been 13 mātaitai created and countless rāhui (both informal and legislated). The Marine Reserves Act 1971 is long overdue being rewritten. Any update needs to focus on iwi and hapū led marine conservation, not worrying about meeting arbitrary international targets.

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Pākehā led marine conservation will continue to fail without genuine partnership with mana whenua. Before the five new Southeast Otago marine reserves (part of Te Au Roa o Te Rakihouia) created this year, there was a 15 year gap in mainland marine reserve creation.

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Skipper said Ngāti Pāoa's concern was not about marine protection, but rather conventional marine reserves. "We support protecting the moana, but protection must not come at the expense of mana whenua rights."

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