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NZFFA Survey is Launched

Posted on 18/05/2021 by andic

The NZFFA is asking for your answers to the following: The Acting Minister of Conservation has accepted, in full, the thirty six recommendations from the Fish & Game Governance Review written by John Mills and Belinda Clarke.  She has asked … Continue reading →

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Delaware Bay Access Group

Posted on 17/05/2021 by Guest
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Could everyone do me and the Delaware Bay Access Group a big favour and sign this petition to Parliament about recreational boating access to Delaware Bay. The petition can be accessed by clicking the following link : https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/petitions/document/PET_109660/petition-of-peter-ruffell-on-behalf-of-delaware-bay-access The Delaware … Continue reading →

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Selwyn Water Zone Nitrate Test Results 5th May 2021

Posted on 09/05/2021 by andic
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No photographs this time. Accompanied by David Williams, a reporter withNewsroom Some public wells tested for David’s interest The August NPS FM August 2020 “bottom line” for nitrate in rivers is 2.4 mg/L NO3‐N Peter TrolovePresidentNZFFA

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Depletion of Kahawai Along Marlborough’s Coastline

Posted on 08/05/2021 by andic
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Published by courtesy of the “Blenheim Sun” The Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association has written to the government expressing deep concern about the heavy depletion of kahawai along Marlborough’s coastline. In a letter to the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries David … Continue reading →

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Canterbury’s Water Story is Not a Happy One – Peter Trolove

Posted on 08/05/2021 by andic
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Dr Peter Trolove is the President NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA) he spoke at a public meeting organised by environmentalist Angus Robson called to discuss the water consents process through Mayfield-Hinds-Valetta, and the precedents that may be set. There … Continue reading →

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Peter Richardson’s presentation of AWA’s submission

Posted on 07/05/2021 by andic
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Peter Richardson’s presentation of AWA’s submission to the ECan Long Term Plan hearings including asking ECan to put aside funding the give effect to Te Mana o te Wai and the National Policy Statement for Fresh Water management and to … Continue reading →

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Government Makes 16th Power Grab of Fish and Game

Posted on 05/05/2021 by Tony
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by Tony Orman Way, way back in 1974 I wrote to the Labour government and in particular the Minister of Internal  Affairs Henry May about a government proposal to reorganise acclimatisation societies the predecessor  of today’s fish and game councils. … Continue reading →

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The Environment, Canterbury

Posted on 02/05/2021 by andic
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Hit after hit after hit…Just how bad does it have to get….?? Hinds River, Mid Canterbury, Surveyors Road Bridge, upstream view 25th April 2021 You would think that having a nitrate level of around of around 6.5mg/l, most of your … Continue reading →

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CORANZ Press Release

Posted on 01/05/2021 by andic
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Government Power Grab For Public’s Fish and Game The government through the Department of Conservation seems to make a major play for state ownership of the public’s fish and game resources and sport via the department’s review of the Fish … Continue reading →

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Fish and Game Review Proposals Undemocratic

Posted on 30/04/2021 by andic
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Hunters and fishers would largely be deprived from participation and management of their sports body, NZ Fish and Game, if recommendations contained in a recently released Government-instigated review of their organisation are adopted, states the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater … Continue reading →

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