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Have we killed the Golden Goose

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An Opinion Piece by Rex N. Gibson “The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs” is one of the Aesop’s Fables, a story that also has a number of Eastern analogues going back over a millennium. The English idiom “Kill not the goose that lays the golden egg”, derives from this fable. It is … Continue reading

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The Demise of Freshwater Ecology Studies at Massey University

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Opinion piece, Dr Peter Trolove, NZFFA executive member   I was shocked to learn that Massey University would no longer be offering courses in freshwater ecology following the departure of Dr Russell Death at the end of 2023.   Dr … Continue reading

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“What would you say if the government banned salmon and trout from New Zealand’s freshwater?”

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This was the opening question from the newly anointed Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager to myself, (and our president), during a Zoom select committee hearing comprised of three South Canterbury primary-industry subcommittee ministers last year seeking submissions on the … Continue reading

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Minutes from October’s AGM

please note until ratified, these are purely DRAFT Minutes To Trout Fishing Clubs and MembersMinutes from the Annual General MeetingOctober 2024  Hi, Casey Cravens here, president of the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers. We held the annual general meeting … Continue reading

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Leading scientists demand salmon ban in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour

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Reproduced courtesy of Dallas Beaufort: Mathew Denholm The Australian October 23, 2024 Some of the nation’s most eminent scientists have told Tanya Plibersek salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour will cause an extinction and failure to halt it would be … Continue reading

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ECan’s consent application to spray Canterbury’s surface waters with agrichemicals puts cost before the environment.

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Least cost river works take priority over biodiversity Introduction In response to a submission against Ecan’s application by the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers, Environment Canterbury notified the NZFFA in 22 July 2024 that it was granting itself consents … Continue reading

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Does New Zealand Need a Constitution.

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Opinion by Andi Cockroft, Chairman CORANZ Inheriting the British governmental style, GodZone relies on “common law” as a backstop to judicial thinking. Common law acts as a precedent-setting set of decisions that are passed down over the years. We still … Continue reading

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North Canterbury F&G Managing the Story on behalf of Manawa Energy?

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https://www.thepress.co.nz/environment/350292861/race-against-time-save-fish-high-country Intrigued by this article, on Tuesday 5th June, I drove up to the head of Lake Coleridge to have a look for myself. Sure enough by then the Harper Diversion race was totally dewatered due to the Harper River … Continue reading

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Last Chance

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Today is your last opportunity to make a submission on the proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill. It doesn’t matter what your views are, just make your submission and make your feelings known. You have until midnight 19th April to make a … Continue reading

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How Environment Canterbury Regional Council resource consents have destroyed the outstanding habitat(s) of Great Rakaia Island

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  No unmodified habitat remains at the margin of this section of the Rakaia Island  A resource consent is permission from the local council for an activity that might affect the environment, and that isn’t allowed ‘as of right’ in … Continue reading

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