Pcj wrote: Customary right by all accounts. |
CrayZfish wrote:
Is that a piss take or for real. If real where is it written please Pcj |
Schampy wrote: Yeah ya gotta wonder aye. Whitebaiters seem to be allowed- even though there appears to be a lot of Karens out there dobbing them in. Mountain bikers all over the country seem to be having a lot of fun aswell.... it comes under exercise. If they gave the green light to land based fishing.... which I bet the entire country would take up instantly to relive the boredom .....some dickhead will get washed off the rocks and die out west somewhere. Its a definite. We all know it. |
According to police, whitebaiters are not breaking any rules.
Senior Sergeant Al Fenwick says the best information police have is that whitebaiting, or food gathering in a safe manner, was above board. He said police were taking a commonsense approach to the activity.
As long as there were no bubbles breached, people were staying close to home, not travelling to participate in whitebaiting and were keeping safe on land – the activity was permitted.
This will continue to be their approach, although he warns it could change.
MB wrote: I've been trying to work out what we can and can't do. Not being a dick, and not trying to find loopholes. The law is laid out here: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2021/0210/latest/LMS536652.html It would appear that we can take part in land-based fishing within sensible limits and don't think there is any practical difference in the law as it applies to Maori and non-Maori. I think the information given on other government websites is guidance rather the law. Whether the police and Karens know this is another matter. |
At Alert Level 4, recreational fishing and whitebaiting is not allowed, except for Māori customary fishing and food gathering. If you are fishing or whitebaiting for this reason, make sure you:
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