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by Dr Peter Trolove, President NZ Federation Freshwater Anglers While a public advocacy group such as the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers should politely welcome the MfE report; Our freshwater 2020, the NZFFA is unable to offer a positive … Continue reading
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by Rex N. Gibson The fact that the government has now recognised there are at least 723 contaminants in our groundwater should worry every New Zealander. It is not surprising to Ecologists working in this area, that pesticides, pharmaceuticals and … Continue reading
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A trout and salmon advocacy is alarmed at a newly released report from the Ministry for the Environment on the increasingly polluted and degraded condition of New Zealand’s public waterways, which also discloses how little is known about the amount … Continue reading
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by Ben Hope Recently a Radio NZ investigation revealed the four largest private landowners in New Zealand are all foreign-owned forestry companies. In the 2017 election campaign, Labour, Green and NZ First parties all promised a clampdown on farmland going … Continue reading
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An earlier posting raised the question of the toxicity of diazinon recalling that In May 2012 dead mallard ducks were found on a Landcorp farm at Cape Foulwind, West Coast, after 1500 hectares were sprayed with diazinon. Its use is widespread as … Continue reading
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Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove, president NZ Federation Freshwater Anglers Recovery for New Zealand after the coronavirus pandemic should include the Coalition Government’s promise to reverse the decline in our freshwater resources both in terms of water quality and quantity … Continue reading
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An Opinion by Tony Orman On November 18, 2019, “The Australian” arguably Australia’s most astute and credible newspaper, one that has not succumbed to the tabloid trash style, ran an article titled “Plea to Rein in Water Barons to Help Suicidal Irrigators”. … Continue reading
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The Ecan Canterbury water zone maps look quite different to more recent over all maps [red = water quality parameters not met. Yellow = at risk. Light blue = unclassified and can be found at the link below: or you … Continue reading
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Submission against a non-notified hearing re Southland Rivers The Federation submitted to both the Gore and Southland District Councils in support of submissions by member Clubs in the region last year. We submitted that the consent should have been notified; … Continue reading
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Dated: 24 March 2020 This is NZ Southern Rivers continued request for funding through the Give a Little Platform to take to Judicial Review the Gore District Council’s(GDC) decision to grant a resource consent in November 2019 for a commercial … Continue reading
