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Near Christchurch, a Rolleston based fishing club is making waves providing a space for anglers to connect while offering troubled youths a chance to get back on track. The Selwyn Anglers Alliance was founded in February by Brendon Topp. Wanting the new club to give back to the community, he contacted Rolleston community constable … Continue reading
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Aller Aqua Norge faces trial over 35,000 escaped salmon. Aller Aqua Norge, the Norwegian subsidiary of Danish feed company Aller Aqua, goes to trial on 18 August 2025 over a 2022 salmon escape that saw approximately 35,000 fish leave its Floteneset site in Vadheimsfjorden, Sogn. The escape, … Continue reading
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by Will Appelbe Greenpeace is calling on Environment Canterbury (ECan) to put an end to dairy expansion on the plains, following new data that shows nitrate contamination worsening in the region. ECan’s latest Annual Ground Water Quality Survey released this week shows that nitrate-nitrogen contamination is worsening across 62% of groundwater wells, … Continue reading
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By Ben Hope I’ve been an angler and fly tier for decades and it’s easy to get sucked into tying neat — strive or — artistic creations. I was. But I’ve modified any thinking and I’m better in myself for realising that the perfectly tied fly is not necessarily what the trout will opt … Continue reading
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by Amy P Wilson Claims that farmed fish are a sustainable and ethical source of protein are fantasy, warns Amy P. Wilson on website “Wicked Leeks”. Amy P. Wilson, a doctoral candidate and research associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is also an attorney and the first South African to graduate with … Continue reading
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special report The suggestion that Molesworth Station could be turned into a giant pine monoculture is crazy says well known angler-hunter and outdoor book author Alan Simmons. “It’s even more crazy coming from the Department of Conservation who have failed to control wilding pines on public lands … Continue reading
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Special Report7 July, 2025 Changes announced to Fish & Game this morning are another move in the Coalition Government’s handover of power to intensive farming and other polluting commercial interests, and will result in the further degradation of our rivers … Continue reading
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Opinion by Tony Orman For well over a century successive governments have tried to take over the administration of trout and salmon fishing. In the 1860s the new colony had set up an “acclimatisation societies” administration which over a century later in 1990, morphed into the current Fish and Game … Continue reading
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An Opinion Piece by Rex N. Gibson Most anglers and Game Bird Shooters are now aware of Government plans for reform in the Fish and Game governance. If not, then they should be. I will state clearly at the start … Continue reading
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Fly Fishing High Murky Water by Ben Hope Yes, you can still catch fish when rivers have just had a good flood. Fish gotta eat but they don’t want to expend energy fighting that torrent of the main current. So … Continue reading
