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“There’s a fly rod hanging on the wall”   There’s a fly rod hanging on the wall and my fishing vest is lying in the hall. No longer can I answer Salmo trutta’s call. You ask me why the teardrops … Continue reading →

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An Opinion From Yesteryear The following opinion was published in a 1974 “On the River” publication of the Federation of Hawkes Bay Angling Clubs, from which grew the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers.  John B Henderson, a NZ Deerstalkers’ Association … Continue reading →

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An opinion piece by Tony Orman The Prime Minister Jacinda Adern has announced the election this year will be held on September 19. I was talking to a friend, a keen trout fishing and hunting guy the other day and … Continue reading →

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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 →