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Rockpool ban is a start, but New Zealand says the problem is everywhere

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Matua Kahurangi
Feb 21, 2026
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After I posted my piece on NZ First implementing a rockpool ban around the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, the response was immediate and loud. People came forward from well beyond Auckland, including as far south as Banks Peninsula, saying the same thing is happening there too. Rockpools being stripped bare, intertidal life disappearing, and locals left starin…

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