Author Archives: Tony

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Editor’s note:- “Foreign Control Watchdog” is the bulletin of CAFCA, a watch dog lobby group on foreign intrusion into NZ’s economy and environment. CAFCA deserves support and subscribers. Google CAFCA to get details.      

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Special Report “Campaign Against Foreign control of Aotearoa” common known as CAFCA, has termed the government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill as Backward Facing Policy. Writing in the latest issue of CAFCA’s “Watchdog bulletin, Murray Horton  said the bill was disreputable. … Continue reading →

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Special Report Some economists are wanting more commercial pine forests and more planting of pines for carbon credits. And they are claiming that rivers and lakes would be cleaner if pines replaced livestock farming says a new paper from the … Continue reading →

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Opinion by Tony Orman   Should a government dictate to the public or should the people tell the government what to do? If you believe the government should be fearful of the wrath of the public and a subsequent backlash … Continue reading →

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Opinion by Ian Cole   This year Fish & Game councils around New Zealand will hold their triennial elections. Ian Cole, who has been an elected member on the Otago Fish & Game Council since 1997, has decided it is … Continue reading →

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By Dr. Peter Trolove immediate past president NZ Federation Freshwater Anglers An opinion piece in the “FARMERS WEEKLY” July 8, 2024 by Gord Stewart, a sustainability consultant  was titled “We have to get serious about nitrates” in which he wrote … Continue reading →

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Special report Christchurch, 28 June 2024— New Zealand’s freshwater management needs to improve at both the national and local level, says the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA).  Current legislation to weaken environmental standards threatens both our international reputation and … Continue reading →

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Radio NZ report (abridged) The Department of Conservation acted unlawfully by refusing an OIA request for information on new fast-track legislation, the Ombudsman has ruled. Peter Boshier’s decision – which followed a complaint by Forest and Bird – found the … Continue reading →

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Opinion by Ken Sims, NZFFA life member 16 June 2024. The current coalition Government’s legislative agenda, much of which is seen as an attack on or regression of our environmental standards, has been described as a multi-headed hydra. A number … Continue reading →