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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
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Special Report Freshwater campaigners are saying “don’t be fooled” by the Coalition Government’s rhetoric in today’s freshwater policy announcement. What it really means for New Zealanders is more pollution in rivers, lakes, and drinking water sources and the handing over … Continue reading
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Press Releases – CAFCA New Zealand’s commitment to the flawed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is causing environmental, economic and social damage as foreign companies buy up productive farmland to plant pine forests.The Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) says … Continue reading
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From Oceanographic Magazine Website Salmon farming in Iceland looks to be headed for courts reports the website Oceanographic magazine. One of the country’s two largest salmon farming operations are now under police investigation for alleged violations of local animal welfare … Continue reading
