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Thoughts on UK Pollution and Invertebrate Nymph Numbers

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From Fishing Breaks (UK) By Simon Cooper E mail to subscribe simon@fishingbreaks.com The recent publication of a paper with the headline ‘Significant improvement in freshwater invertebrate biodiversity in all types of English rivers over the past 30 years’ in the scientific journal Science of … Continue reading

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The Glyphosate Story – a story of corporate fraud, political abuse and lost trust

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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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A Good Way by Reading of Encouraging Kids Outdoor Awareness

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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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US “Water Warrior” Urges Speak Up on Water Crisis

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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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US “Water Warrior” Urges Speak Up on Water Crisis

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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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Is Your Fish and Game Ownership Being Filched?

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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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A Fishing and Hunting Minister Welcome But There’s Misgivings says NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party

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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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An Enlightening Invaluable History of one of New Zealand’s Greatest Trout Fishing Rivers

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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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A Top Kiwi Nymph – Hare and Copper

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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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Ever Read “Big Two-Hearted River”?

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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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