17 Jun 2021

Court decision means less tarakihi on plates for now

From Morning Report, 8:22 am on 17 June 2021

A court decision is likely to mean there'll be less of a favourite fish - tarakihi - on our plates in the short term.

The High Court has ruled that sustainability of the fish stock must come before commercial interests when tarakihi catch limits are set.

Forest and Bird chief executive Kevin Hague spoke to Susie Ferguson.