Porirua man sentenced for illegal pāua poaching
A Porirua man received home detention and community service after illegally taking 1869 pāua using scuba gear.
A Porirua man has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention and 300 hours' community work for illegally harvesting pāua. He took 1869 of the shellfish, which was 373 times the legal limit. He used scuba gear to collect them.
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Porirua pāua poacher took 373 times the legal limit using scuba gear
A Porirua man has been sentenced to 10 months’ home detention and 300 hours’ community work after illegally taking 1869 pāua.