Story: Whitebait and whitebaiting
Whitebaiter Len Newland of Porirua leaves the Pāuatahanui Stream, near Wellington, empty-handed. In the spring of 1999 he had caught only six whitebait, which he released. Whitebait runs have declined in most parts of New Zealand.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1999/3426/27
Photograph by Craig Simcox
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
