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Selwyn River (A Lost River) – A Power Point Presentation

Posted on 29/07/2020 by andic
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Slides from a recent Power Point presentation by Alan Strong to the NZFFA AGM

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The Federation gives notice of its 2020 AGM

Posted on 01/07/2020 by andic
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The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers Inc. This meeting will be held at the Cotswold Pre-School hall at 37 Colesbury Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch, on Saturday 18 July from 9 am to 5 pm. The meeting will receive: The Annual … Continue reading →

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Call for nominations for the Executive of NZFFA 2020-2021

Posted on 01/07/2020 by andic
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Call for nominations for the Executive of NZFFA 2020-2021 The NZFFA represents freshwater angling clubs across New Zealand and also has around 500 individual members. It is an important lobby group for the interests of freshwater anglers, and their clubs, … Continue reading →

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Government’s Fraudulent Water Reforms Fail Public Pass Mark

Posted on 08/06/2020 by andic

Press Release – NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers                 The Government’s long anticipated action plan for healthy waterways, released on 28 May 2020, failed to deal with the deteriorated state the public’s rivers and streams and general water resource says … Continue reading →

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Who Cares if Government Amends RMA to Exclude Consultation?

Posted on 06/05/2020 by andic
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A very personal opinion by Andi Cockroft Environment Minister David Parker wants to fast track important project consents by excluding public input. If the Government goes ahead with this threat to remove public consultation from the RMA process surrounding major … Continue reading →

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Polluted Water from a Polluted Democracy

Posted on 19/02/2020 by andic
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why the coalition government must deliver fit for purpose freshwater standards before the election. Just another broken promise? New Zealand has an indirect democracy where every three years we elect politicians to carry out promised election policy. In 2017 the … Continue reading →

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RIVER CRISIS URGENTLY NEEDS ACTION

Posted on 29/01/2019 by andic
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A trout and river advocacy, the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers, is calling for urgent action on the plight of New Zealand’s deteriorating rivers both in terms of water quality and flow. The call came in the wake of a … Continue reading →

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FARMERS NEED TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT

Posted on 18/01/2019 by andic
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The article on Newshub, January 16  ‘Opinion: No more cheap shots at dairy farmers over water quality’ by Tim Mackle CEO of Dairy NZ shows that he really doesn’t understand all of the issues. There is no lack of understanding … Continue reading →

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THE END OF FRESHWATER SPORTS FISHING

Posted on 20/09/2018 by andic

20TH SEPTEMBER 2018 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers is aghast over plans by Greens MP Eugenie Sage to introduce a bill (Conservation [Indigenous freshwater Fish] Act Amendment). NZFFA President Graham Carter says … Continue reading →

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