Best of BusinessDesk: Jones faces tough choices

Best of BusinessDesk: Jones faces tough choices
Shane Jones – pictured here as a Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commissioner in 2002 – has a long history in the sector. (Image: NZME)
Jem Traylen
This article was originally published on October 15, 2024. The fisheries portfolio has been a long time coming for a politician who has probably had more rightful claim to it than any of his predecessors.Shane Jones told BusinessDesk he can recall the days when the quota management system, which now decides how much fish can be caught and by whom, was first set up.“I witnessed the emergence of this property rights-based system. Then that stimulated a reaction from Māoridom: ‘Hold on, what about us? We've got some...

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