hey all

a couple of interesting/relevant segments over the past week or so shown over the ditch on nz's most watched 7pm current affairs show

a story on the shields family who are prominent nz spearos
(ignore the 'content only available in nz' warning at the start -it lasts about 5 seconds. find the story at about 14:30)

http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/2013-04-23-video-5415648



and another segment on trying to block a regulatory change in the southern sth island that will allow commercial paua (abalone) divers to pillage a section of currently protected coast. by the way those paua that they show being caught are whoppers compared to most places i have been so the protection from commercial divers must be working...
(it is the first segment at 1:15)

http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/2013-04-23-video-5415648