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Too Busy to Go Fishing

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An Opinion piece by Tony Orman   Each October New Zealand celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday. The country rejoices in the 40 hour working week. But really politicians have both an audacity and arrogance plus a good dollop of hypocrisy … Continue reading

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Fish Farming No Saviour for Ailing Sea Fishery

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Reports from Scotland of massive problems with salmon farming have prompted a former commercial fisherman to speak out against government plans to encourage fish farming. Pete Watson president of the Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association said according to reliable reports the Scottish … Continue reading

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Polluted Water from a Polluted Democracy

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why the coalition government must deliver fit for purpose freshwater standards before the election. Just another broken promise? New Zealand has an indirect democracy where every three years we elect politicians to carry out promised election policy. In 2017 the … Continue reading

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