Monthly Archives: April 2020

An essay of degraded rivers that need to be fixed up

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These are a couple of photos taken on Tauhei Road, near Seiferts Road of the Mangawara Steam, the colour of the which runs around the Pukemokemoke Scenic Reserve and past the Fulton Hogan Quarry beside Tauhei Road, and then runs … Continue reading

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The Canaries in the Mine

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The Federation of Freshwater Anglers Inc. (NZFFA) has long believed that one of the major factors in the dramatic demise of the trout populations across the Canterbury Plains has been increasing nitrate levels in those streams and rivers that remained … Continue reading

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Submission against a non-notified hearing re Southland Rivers

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Submission against a non-notified hearing re Southland Rivers The Federation submitted to both the Gore and Southland District Councils in support of submissions by member Clubs in the region last year. We submitted that the consent should have been notified; … Continue reading

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Anglers to Challenge Commercial River Rafting on Southern Rivers

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Dated: 24 March 2020 This is NZ Southern Rivers continued request for funding through the Give a Little Platform to take to Judicial Review the Gore District Council’s(GDC) decision to grant a resource consent in November 2019 for a commercial … Continue reading

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Too Busy to Go Fishing

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An Opinion piece by Tony Orman   Each October New Zealand celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday. The country rejoices in the 40 hour working week. But really politicians have both an audacity and arrogance plus a good dollop of hypocrisy … Continue reading

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Fish Farming No Saviour for Ailing Sea Fishery

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Reports from Scotland of massive problems with salmon farming have prompted a former commercial fisherman to speak out against government plans to encourage fish farming. Pete Watson president of the Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association said according to reliable reports the Scottish … Continue reading

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