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- Canterbury Freshwater Debate Grapples with Nitrate Surge
Keiller MacDuff Senior reporter Radio NZ A Radio NZ Report Hundreds came out in Christchurch last night (20 October) to hear politicians … Continue reading - Growing Vegetables to go with your Fish
Book review: “Growing Vegetables – a Simple Guide for New Zealand Gardens” published by White Cloud Books.. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman The cost … Continue reading - Tourist Anglers Dominating Trout Fishing “Sore Point” with Kiwis
Special report Southland anglers are feeling angry over the lack of management of tourist anglers in Southland says Gore fly fisherman David Linklater in … Continue reading - CORANZ Seeks Election Policies on Environment and Outdoor Recreation
Special report Productive farms are being lost to short-sighted carbon farming speculations – one of CORANZ’s questions The Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations … Continue reading - How ECan Resolved its declared Nitrate Emergency
A meeting held in ECan’s council chambers, Wednesday 23 September 2026 when ECan voted to distance itself from the Nitrate Emergency it had declared only … Continue reading - RMA Replacement Laws Weaken Environmental Protection
Press release- NZFFA The Government has replaced the Resource Management Act (RMA) with two new laws Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill which the … Continue reading - RMA Act gone-Two New Acts in Pipeline. What you can Do!
From Fish and Game NZ Here you will find useful information on the Government’s resource management reforms, what they mean for hunting and angling, their … Continue reading - Our drinking water isn’t a political debate-it’s a basic human right.
A year ago, Environment Canterbury (ECan) took a historic step by declaring a Nitrate Emergency. But declarations don’t clean our aquifers. When ECan voted to … Continue reading - Salmon genetics – Myths, legends and a few scattered facts
How salmon management policy based on scientific papers can be factually correct and misleading at the same time in recent years? Executive Summary The key … Continue reading - Anglers Seeks Political Parties Views on Freshwater Crisis
Press release: NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers The NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA) is seeking the views of political parties on the decline in … Continue reading - A Book to Get Kids Outdoors Observing Nature
Book review: “Pocket Observology; A Field Guide by Giselle Clarkson, published by Gecko Press, price $27.99 reviewed by Tony Orman. There’s no doubt about the benefits … Continue reading - Politics – This Election Lead-up is Your Chance
by Jack Tuhawaiki Many decades ago in his presidential speech to the NZ Deerstalkers Association, the late John B Henderson, said “I was brought … Continue reading - Some Days and Nights and the Forthcoming election
by Tony Orman If you asked any trout fisher what makes a good fishing day or night, you’d probably encounter varying answers. Some particularly younger … Continue reading - Woolly Bugger – Champion Simple, Top Fly
by Ben Hope A video on the website MidCurrent features Tim Cammis extolling the Woolly Bugger as a fly that “out fishes everything.” Tim says … Continue reading - Election Fishing: Where Are Freshwater Fisheries?
With the General Election approaching, political parties are increasingly unveiling policies aimed at New Zealand’s fishing sector. ACT’s recently announced six-point fisheries plan includes proposals … Continue reading - Top Book on Hunting With Some Trout Fishing
Book Review “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns” by Sam Gibson, published by Allen and Unwin, price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman Sam Gibson really made … Continue reading - Can One Exotic Species Help Control Another?
New Zealand has spent decades battling introduced aquatic weeds that choke lakes, smother waterways and reduce the recreational and ecological values of our freshwater environments. … Continue reading - Biosecurity Isn’t Just About Birds
When most New Zealanders hear the word biosecurity, they probably think of foot-and-mouth disease or, more recently, H5N1 avian influenza. Yet some of the greatest … Continue reading - The Flymph Concept
by Tony Orman I once wrote an article in the “NZ Outdoor” on it way back in September 1974 on “the Flymph”. It’s a term … Continue reading - Making the Most of Autumn Time for Trout Fishing
by “March Brown” Autumn can be a great time for trout fishing. Fish have been feeding actively during the summer and should be extremely well … Continue reading - Democracy Should be a Big Election Issue in November
Opinion by Tony Orman Democracy is under siege from politicians and is involved in every facet of our lives, even the environment – and even … Continue reading - Scotland’s Wild Salmon Decline Triggers Angler Protest
by Editorial Staff “Salmon Business” *]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(–header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]” dir=”auto” tabindex=”-1″ data-turn-id=”request-WEB:25baa539-6934-4940-acf5-4e42dbfffae7-35″ data-testid=”conversation-turn-12″ data-scroll-anchor=”true” data-turn=”assistant” style=”box-sizing: border-box;”> Hundreds of anglers and ghillies are expected to gather outside … Continue reading - How Sediment Destroys Fisheries
North Rakaia River below Bain’s Bridge [The content in square brackets below is cut and pasted from an AI generated google search. My own contribution … Continue reading - Democracy Should be a Big Election Issue
by Tony Orman Democracy is dying, in case you haven’t noticed. It’s exemplified by governments’ – note plural – increasing use of by-passing the select … Continue reading - Nitrate Levels Zoom and Loom as a Health and Environmental Threat in Southland
An article in the “Otago Daily Times” by Mary Williams has pointed to a looming health problem in Southland with nitrate levels in drinking water … Continue reading - I’m Afflicted With Ted’s “Thursday Syndrome”
by Tony Orman A good friend of mine in Hawkes Bay was the late Ted Webber the editor of the “Hawkes Bay Herald Tribune”. He … Continue reading - Rakaia Salmon Statue
Greenpeace’s protest action regarding the Rakaia salmon statue highlighted the destruction of the Rakaia Salmon fishery, but missed with its messaging. If “Fonterra” were seen … Continue reading - King Charles uses ‘armed guards with sniper scopes’ to locate salmon
I wish I had the resources of King Charles! On Wed, 11 Feb 2026, 8:25 am , <botonz@icloud.com> wrote: by Editorial Staff of “Salmon Business” King … Continue reading - King Charles uses ‘armed guards with sniper scopes’ to locate salmon
by Editorial Staff of “Salmon Business” *]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(–header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]” dir=”auto” tabindex=”-1″ data-turn-id=”request-WEB:64367088-b27f-498c-8d62-d265a18bd08d-9″ data-testid=”conversation-turn-16″ data-scroll-anchor=”true” data-turn=”assistant” style=”box-sizing: border-box;”> King Charles III has been using the telescopic sights on … Continue reading - Too Busy To Go Fishing
Opinion by Tony Orman Labour Day is a public holiday in late October to celebrate the 40 hour working week. Recentlyr, I chanced to independently … Continue reading
