Joseph Conrad on the minds of the men I fished with — Francisco Blaha

I was sent a picture from my fishing days in the late 80s… surely not one I should be proud off… but I’ll never deny who I was, and the things I did… it would be silly at any stage. The friend that to...

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Luxon speaks to Peters about comments: 'That's a conversation between us'

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has had a conversation with Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, following his tirade towards a Chinese-born MP in Parliament last week.

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Watch: PM Christopher Luxon apologises for 'parent-child mentality' comments

The prime minister has apologised for his comments to the Rotorua business community last week, saying he was sorry they "did not properly acknowledge the challenges that many small business owners ar...

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7,288 longliners, and the ones we can't count — Francisco Blaha

The good people at ISSF put out another excellent technical report this month that I've just had time to properly sit down and read. Josu Santiago pulled together the authorised longline vessel rec...

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The things that are and aren’t compatible with National’s values

Wanting to tax land: absolutely not. Xenophobia? That we can work with.

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Can EM Monitor labour rights on board? — Francisco Blaha

This paper became the second half of the study I wrote about last week . The first part asked whether human fisheries observers could reasonably be expanded from data collectors into monitors of labo...

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New Zealand foreign minister sparks diplomatic firestorm after telling China-born MP to ‘go back’

WELLINGTON, July 30 — New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters drew the ire of Beijing’s ambassador in Wellington today after telling a lawmaker of Chinese descent to “go...

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Luxon criticises Winston Peters for 'inappropriate attention-seeking comments' towards Green MP

Christopher Luxon has criticised Winston Peters for making "inappropriate attention-seeking comments" after the foreign minister told a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country".

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Luxon criticises Winston Peters for 'inappropriate attention-seeking comments' towards Green MP

Christopher Luxon has criticised Winston Peters for making "inappropriate attention-seeking comments" after the foreign minister told a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country".

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Should Fisheries Observers Ever Be Labour Rights Monitors Too? — Francisco Blaha

After writing on the new FAO publication regarding labour , I was asked why we were not using fisheries observers for labour issues… this is not a new idea; in fact, a few years ago, together with my...

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With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?

Amid renewed debate over bottom trawling, decades of marine research suggest the balance between fishing and conservation needs revisiting.

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Thames Four Square owner forced migrant workers to pay $120,000 to secure jobs

A Thames Four Square and its owner has been ordered to pay $44,000 in penalties after making two migrant workers pay $120,000 to secure their jobs.

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How learning te reo Māori in her 70's transformed one Pākehā grandmother's view of Aotearoa

"Open your heart."

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World Cup: Domestic abuse reached record high in UK

The number of incidents spiked at about 300 on the night of the England v Norway game, when pubs were allowed to stay open until 2am, figures released by the UK Football Policing Unit show.

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Progress in Advancing Decent Work in Marine Fisheries — Part 2: What's Actually Working — Francisco Blaha

In Part 1, I introduced FAO's new Technical Paper No. 751 on decent work in marine fisheries, and mentioned that one of its authors, Blaise Kuemlangan, is a friend I've known since 1998, a friendshi...

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Progress in Advancing Decent Work in Marine Fisheries — Part 1: Why This New FAO Report Matters — Francisco Blaha

I've spent most of my working life around fishing vessels, ports, and the people who make the seafood industry run, and if there's one thing that has stuck with me through decades in this sector, work...

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NZ's climate goals off-track - Expert Reaction

The latest emissions reduction monitoring report says we're running out of time to meet our targets. Farming, electricity, and transport are the biggest risks to emissions budgets, the Climate Change ...

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New Zealand now at risk of missing all its climate targets, Climate Commission warns

New Zealand is at risk of missing all of its climate targets, and time to get back on track is running out, the Climate Change Commission says.

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Inflation rises to highest level in two years

Inflation hit a two year high as the full impact of the Middle East war made itself felt on prices.

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Inflation rises to highest level in two years

Inflation hit a two year high as the full impact of the Middle East war made itself felt on prices.

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How two-way charging between your garage and the grid will slash power bills

Special report: EV batteries could store all the power we need in a day. How can NZ unlock that energy to slash bills and keep the lights on?

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