NZ’s new EEZ regime too weak, says independent environment commissioner

NZ’s new EEZ regime too weak, says independent environment commissioner
Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) – The parliament's independent environmental watchdog says the government's proposed law governing the vast ocean resources covered by New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone are too weak. The report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, adds further pressure on the government to change the all-important "purpose" clause of the EEZ and Extended Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill. Prime Minister John Key and Environment Minister Amy Adams have already indicated they are reconsideri...