55068 (2025). Rachel Boyack to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Written Question

Published date: 12 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	55068 (2025)
Question asked:	24 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Rachel Boyack
Portfolio:	Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	07 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_55068_2025
Document guid:	5e0d35db-26fc-4c6d-8877-f25d4fa63673

55068 (2025). Rachel Boyack to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What is being done to enable the required “significant reduction in mortality across all sources” to enable the Hoiho population to recover?

Hon Shane Jones: Under Te Mahere Rima Tau, the five-year action plan 2024-2029, work is underway to reduce the impacts of malnutrition, predation, disease as well as fishing on the northern hoiho population. The action plan is available at the following link: https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/sea-and-shore/te-mahere-rima-tau-five-year-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf