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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-11/
- Published: 2019-08-14T18:30:29.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-14T09:25:59.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Blog, Environment, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

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Today’s face of the day is upset by proposals to change the management of whitebait.

> The Indigenous Freshwater Fish Amendment Bill is currently going through Parliament, which some worry could eventually **spell the end of whitebaiting** in New Zealand.

> The bill aims to give better protection to native species, and West coast MP Damien O’Connor did his best at a meeting to allay whitebaiters’ fears.

> “We’re not looking at closing it down – we’re looking at better management of it,” Mr O’Connor said.

> But locals, including Karamea whitebaiter Kelly Dooley, were not satisfied.

> “If they take it off us it’s disgusting – it’s disgusting of the Government,” Mr Dooley said.

> **“I want it for my grandchildren.”** \[…\]

> The National Party has said it will oppose the bill, as it claims **eventually whitebaiting will be prohibited** and only allowed with special authorisation.\[…\]  
>  
> [tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/emotion-and-outrage-west-coasters-over-proposed-new-law-some-say-could-spell-end-whitebaiting](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/emotion-and-outrage-west-coasters-over-proposed-new-law-some-say-could-spell-end-whitebaiting?ref=goodoil.news)