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Iwi concerned over fisheries amendment

Iwi with fisheries assets may head to court if Government rejects a call for those iwi to be exempt for a certain period from an amendment banning the use of foreign charter vessels.

The amendment has come about following claims of abuse of foreign workers on such vessels.

Iwi representatives say they have no time for such abuse, but they also lack the funds to enable immediate compliance with the new law.