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The closure of most of New Zealand's last remaining scallop beds around Auckland and Northland is being labelled a dramatic last ditch effort to save the species.

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Gulf plan to boost marine protection The plan’s proposed protected areas. Increased marine protection – and a reduction in fishing – is on the cards for several local bays and islands as a result of the new Revitalising the Gulf – Government Action on the Sea Change Plan that was published last week. New High Protection or Seafloor Protection Areas are proposed for waters north and east of Hauturu Little Barrier Island, around Kawau Island and south of Kawau Bay, and around the Mokohinau Islands. In addition, the existing Goat Island marine reserve will be extended north. The new High...

Libby Wilson10:58, Jun 10 2021 MARK TAYLOR/Stuff Orren Scott Williams came to police attention after he shot at four masked men who broke into his home one night in June 2019. He’s pictured during a previous court appearance. Orren Scott Williams was found not guilty of murdering and wounding men who burst into his home in the night, but will serve home detention for drugs charges. Williams, 39, shot at four masked and armed men who broke through the door of his western Waikato home on June 6, 2019. His wife and children were home when the men arrived, in Hauturu, near Kāwhia, and they e...

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