Chatham Island's economy in trouble

It may be surrounded by a sea of opportunity, but Chatham Islanders are warning their community can't take further rises in the cost of living, for example a 2litre milk costs $8.50; "we will have to go back to eating Albatross and Seals," says one Islander. We talk with those who live on the Chatham's to get a real picture of their economy.

[@peterandreadakis3851]

I'm an older American world tourist. Really, Chatham people, the people who wear white galoshes and work at the fisheries are a somewhat undereducated and rude population, refugees from North & South Island. I've been to Chatham twice. The first visit was interesting enough staying with the Croon family at their motel and enjoying their company. I guess if you need to have a look at a somewhat remote Pacific island looks like, Chatham and Pitcairn are as good as any. Can't imagine more than two weeks on Chatham. Fresh seafood from the two processing fisheries are affordable and provide excellent seafood. You might be able to arrange an open sea fishing trip. Maybe not.) Try to arrange flights to and from the mainland without students on vacation visiting their parents (there's no high school on Chatham). Altogether, I'd advise someone to avoid Chatham and its sketchy residents.

[@Frank-rx8ch]

Kia tupato. Those Chinese mining your waters or even fisheries, they'll raid the whole ocean leaving the seas depleted

[@benkatene4667]

scrap that deal then fuck the foreign investment shit keep the resources.

[@lanselithgow5865]

Timber, agriculture, dairy, beef, sheep etc?
Be wary of foreign investment, especially chinese

[@tamatuutathompson9462]

Make a indapendent claim

[@Giangister]

Move to mainland perhaps? NZ offers a lot of opportunities for people. We might try to stop to be so selfish as human kind and leave some free space to animals and vegetables, too. We are like *everywhere*. Give up sometimes is the answer.