http://www.mfe.govt.nz/ Current public consultation by the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment en-NZ 2009-11-26T01:34:04+13:00 info@mfe.govt.nz Current public consultation by the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Consultations/Restarting+Aquaculture/default.htm The Government is committed to developing an effective and enabling regulatory regime for aquaculture, while recognising the environmental and public character of our marine areas, and the rights of iwi, fishers and other users of our coastal marine areas. The Minister of Fisheries, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Economic Development have released an independent report prepared by the Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group, and are inviting submissions on the proposals set out in the report. An amendment Bill is expected to be introduced in mid-2010. For more information, go to http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Consultations/Restarting+Aquaculture/default.htm 2009-11-13T14:31:32+13:00 start=2009-11-13;end=2009-12-16 20091113-1448-MINENV Ministry for the Environment Consulting