October 30, 2005
Sunny Nelson
Sunny Nelson
Once again weve had a very welcoming and productive time in Nelson. Its interesting actually, occasionally people we talk to about our campaign have asked if we get nervous about coming to Nelson. After all, they say, it is a large fishing port and hometown to much of the bottom trawling fleet in NZ.
I guess I can see where theyre coming from but largely our experiences here have always proven quite the opposite. We really enjoy our visits to Nelson and have many good friends and supporters here. On the streets, weve met and talked with hundreds of people, including many of who are or have been involved in the fishing industry, that have encouraged us in our campaign.
As a fishing town, in many ways makes it easier to talk about this campaign. There is already a solid grasp of the issues involved. People here understand fishing and the implications of destructive fishing. That probably explains why our information stall here has been as busy, if not busier, than anywhere else in the country.
Which is great it can only help for the Prime Minister to be hearing so clearly from people in this beautiful region.
Were now off to Wellington and the last stop on our trip. Wellington is ultimately where decisions will be made about protection for the deep sea and things have been hotting up politically over the last while. More on that when we get there
