End Bottom Trawling: Swim4TheOcean Hits Parliament
After swimming 1,367km down the North Island, Jono Ridler’s fight to end bottom trawling now lands in Parliament with 73,647 signatures behind him.

After swimming 1,367km down the North Island, Jono Ridler’s fight to end bottom trawling now lands in Parliament with 73,647 signatures behind him.
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National wants the media frightened, obedient and apologetic. The question is whether TVNZ still remembers what journalism is for.
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