health and safety breaches. Talley's denied these claims, saying the photos were taken out of context. Following further allegations, Talley's initiated an independent review of their health and safety policies and WorkSafe New Zealand announced they were taking a closer look at their operations. In October 2021 it was revealed that a female Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) fisheries observer was repeatedly sexually harassed during a ten-week fishing trip. This led to an industry-wide review of health and safety of the inspectors by MPI, and another private review undertaken by Talley's themselves. In December 2021 Talley's Group filed a defamation suit against TVNZ for their reporting of the above health and safety issues, saying that TVNZ had made a "series of false and defamatory broadcasts." Environmental impact A subsidiary of Talley's, Amaltal Fishing Co., was convicted and fined for trawling in Hikurangi Marine Reserve in March 2019. Amaltal Fishing Co. denied the charge, and Talley's denied responsibility. In January 2021, RNZ reported that Talley's was one of company's in New Zealand that regularly breached their trade waste consents. In response, Talley's said that they were making substantial improvements towards "full compliance, all of the time" at their Motueka plant. In June 2021, Talley's replaced their polystyrene packaging with cardboard packaging, saving an estimated 180,000 polystyrene containers from landfill each year. Also in June 2021 Talley's was criticised by Greenpeace and the Australian Marine Conservation Society for their use of bottom trawlers in their fishing business, citing the negative environmental impact. Talley's said that they were responsive to these concerns, and worked with government bodies to only trawl areas with healthy fishy stocks. Another case found Amaltal breached the conditions of its fishing permit in 2018, when Amaltal Apollo bottom-trawled on Lord Howe Rise, an area protected by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. References External links Official Talley's Group Homepage Nelson, New Zealand South Island Motueka Tasman District History of the Tasman District New Zealand companies established in 1936 Food and drink companies established in 1936 Food and drink companies of New Zealand