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• Iwi and Local Officials Urge Government Intervention to Protect Decimated Kōura Populations on Aotea

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Immigration Policy

  Representatives from Ngāti Rehua and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board have met with Oceans and Fisheries under secretary Jenny Marcroft to propose urgent conservation measures f...

• Local Stakeholders Push for Community Led Management of Aotea Kōura Stocks

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Residents and indigenous leaders on Aotea Great Barrier Island are sounding the alarm over the rapid depletion of kōura (rock lobster) populations. The Ngāti Rehua - Ngātiwai ki Ao...