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by Dr Peter Trolove North Rakaia River bed one month after an Ecan aerial/helicopter glyphosate application – ecocide! Introduction At the same time as the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be reluctantly inching its way to deciding … Continue reading
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Reviews by Tony Orman With urbanisation and a number of other influences such as sub-standard tv reality programmes etc., youngsters can grow up distracted and unappreciative , even insensitive and unaware, of the countryside, outdoors and the natural world. So … Continue reading
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An American conservationist Erin Brokovich whose courage and victory over a corporate pollutant was made into a top Hollywood film has told a Water NZ industry conference that the water crisis its worsening. She says people and their communities must … Continue reading
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An American conservationist Erin Brokovich whose courage and victory over a corporate pollutant was made into a top Hollywood film has told a Water NZ industry conference that the water crisis its worsening. She says people and their communities must … Continue reading
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Currently the Wildlife Act is being reviewed by Government, i.e. the Department of Conservation. Tony Orman highlights a vital section of it that prevents public ownership being taken over by privatisation. This article was written three years ago but is … Continue reading
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Press release The National Party’s proposals for a Hunting and Fishing Minister in Government is very welcome says Alan Simmons, President of the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party and a lifetime hunter and fisherman. However the appointment of such a … Continue reading
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Book Review “Fishing the Tongariro – A History of our Greatest Trout River” by Grant Henderson, published by Bateman Books. Price $59.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Several years ago, Auckland trout fisherman Grant Henderson set about writing a … Continue reading
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by “Trutta” It’s probably New Zealand’s most popular nymph and probably the first nymph most beginner fly tiers will tie. Simple design and simple to tie but so very effective, the Hare and Copper catches fish through out the country … Continue reading
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This is a classic essay by the famed novelist Ernest Hemingway, written in 1925. It’s regarded as one of the most influential pieces of writing in American literature. It follows Nick Adams as he hikes from the burned-over country of … Continue reading
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Thanks to the Fishing Website by Allan Burgess The freshwater perch at Lake Forsyth, which is only 45 minutes from my home, offer a fun late winter and early spring fishery. Perch thrive in this lake, averaging about 1.5 kilograms. … Continue reading
