Whitebait now & then

Do the councillors at Environment Southland care about the environment? 
Have you seen any evidence of this, outside of their claims made in the chamber? You'll find that just one or two have histories of fighting for the environment rather than the farm. 
Here's a photo from 22 years ago, showing a street parade in Riverton, a group of children carrying a huge paper whitebait, made by the environmentalist walking beside them, with his wee daughter, Hollie, in his arms. 
Back then, the whitebait fishery was already a cause for concern.