The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protections Act has been a long time coming. Does it do a good job of protecting the Gulf? Here's what we think.

Based on extensive peer-reviewed science and recent High Court rulings, we’re urging the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to implement the maximum feasible reductions in Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and introduce targeted spatial closures. This is the only way to restore the ecological balance our reefs and marine ecosystems desperately need.

Kina barrens at the Poor Knights. Taken by Lorna Doogan The impact of long spined urchins (Centrostephanus rodgersii) on Poor Knights...