A sliver of #goodNews though:
While Central Government kowtows to the vested interests of destructive industries, local government finds ways to stand up and defend the environment in their own regions.
Well done Waikato Regional Council! 馃憦
Council to notify massive Coromandel bottom trawl ban, picking fight with Govt
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/10/waikato-regional-council-proposes-coromandel-bottom-trawl-ban/