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Canterbury Freshwater Debate Grapples with Nitrate Surge

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Keiller MacDuff Senior reporter Radio NZ A Radio NZ Report Hundreds came out in Christchurch last night (20 October) to hear politicians from across the spectrum discuss Canterbury’s freshwater challenges, as the region grapples with rising nitrate … Continue reading →

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Growing Vegetables to go with your Fish

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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 of living crisis for many is a main topic in political debate leading up to … Continue reading →

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Tourist Anglers Dominating Trout Fishing “Sore Point” with Kiwis

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Special report Southland anglers are feeling angry over the lack of management of tourist anglers in Southland says Gore fly fisherman David Linklater in a letter to the “Otago Daily Times”.  “Southland Fish and Game has done extensive … Continue reading →

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CORANZ Seeks Election Policies on Environment and Outdoor Recreation

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Special report   Productive farms are being lost to short-sighted carbon farming speculations – one of CORANZ’s questions   The Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand (CORANZ) is seeking policies relating to the environment and the public’s outdoor … Continue reading →

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RMA Replacement Laws Weaken Environmental Protection

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Press release- NZFFA The Government has replaced the Resource Management Act (RMA) with two new laws Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill which the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers say weakens environmental protection. Federation spokesman Jason Foord said the … Continue reading →

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RMA Act gone-Two New Acts in Pipeline. What you can Do!

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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 habitat, and where things stand now. The Government has replaced the Resource Management Act with … Continue reading →

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Anglers Seeks Political Parties Views on Freshwater Crisis

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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 freshwater quality and flows.  Responses to the questions will be collated and assessed and voters … Continue reading →

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Politics – This Election Lead-up is Your Chance

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by Jack Tuhawaiki     Many decades ago in his presidential speech to the NZ Deerstalkers Association, the late John B Henderson, said “I was brought up to believe Parliament was the Court of last resort – where the public and … Continue reading →

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Some Days and Nights and the Forthcoming election

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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 anglers, measure success by numbers of trout. Others by a few or even one fish … Continue reading →

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Woolly Bugger – Champion Simple, Top Fly

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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 each season anglers get excited about new flies. “But if you took away all my … Continue reading →

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