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by Stephen Fox 1981 Perhaps the most legendary woodsman in American history, John Muir (1838 – 1914) was a Scottish-born naturalist, an eccentric nature lover who would set out for the wilderness for days on end with only tea, oatmeal, and … Continue reading
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by Dr Peter Trolove President NZ Federation Freshwater Anglers Introduction The following comments are the distillation of NZ media articles, relevant books and peer reviewed publications from New Zealand and North America, meeting attendances, attendance at Ecan water allocation hearings, … Continue reading
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In the summer of 1819, 22-year-old Franz Schubert (1797-1828) and his friend were enjoying a walking tour in Upper Austria. Schubert found the environment “inconceivably beautiful” and it proved to be perhaps the happiest time of his short life. The summer … Continue reading
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News release The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA), a national trout and rivers advocacy body, states that trout farming would be of no nett economic benefit to New Zealand and could be disastrous to the country’s tourism-related … Continue reading
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Opinion by Tony Orman Currently Fisheries NZ has a discussion document open for public submissions, in which it is proposed to list perch as a “pest fish” – contrary to the current legal status of perch as a “sporting fish.” Over … Continue reading
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by Dr Peter Trolove President NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA) In the US the Environmental Protection Agency EPA sets the limit for safe drinking water at 10mg/L NO3-N In New Zealand the maximum acceptable value for nitrate in drinking … Continue reading
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A very recent Radio NZ report of 26 January has told of Waikato farmers being warned to clean up their farms. Recently seven farms across the Waikato have been prosecuted under the Resource Management Act for discharging farm effluent into … Continue reading
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The winds of change may be about to blow away years of antagonism by Fish and Game New Zealand towards farming writes Neal Wallace in the latest issue of Farmers Weekly. In the article Neal Wallace interviewed Fish and Game’s … Continue reading
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Radio NZ has reported Talleys, Ernest Adams and Yoplait are among hundreds of manufacturers and brands dumping contaminants into New Zealand’s drains and getting away with it. The same sorts of bloody, greasy scenes are playing out across New Zealand. Even … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman In my job as a farming journalist, I attended many field days aimed at making farmers more efficient. Two things struck me but both are interrelated. The same keen local farmers attended – perhaps 25 percent of … Continue reading
