Seafood ban

All fishing and seafood gathering apart from kina has been banned in the Bay of Islands’ Maunganui Bay, also known as Deep Water Cove, for a further two years starting tomorrow. The closure has been ordered by Fisheries New Zealand at the request of local hapū Ngāti Kuta and Patukeha. It ends on October 13, 2024, at which time it may be rolled over for another two years.