Tag: Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary

• Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 07:32 UTC

  New Zealand announces huge marine reserve; fishing and mining industries 'surprised'

  

  New Zealand has revealed plans to turn an area of the South Pacific about the size of France into a marine reserve. The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary lies north of the mainland and includes a chain of islands and underwater volcanoes.