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New Incentives for You to Participate

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As well as all our usual posts for your delight and delectation, we are now launching two new incentives to invite member participation. First, a Bulletin Board is now available at https://nzffa.com/bb/ and whilst bulletin boards might be a tad … Continue reading

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The Removal/Omission of the protection of Trout and Salmon from the Natural and Built Environment Bill.

Opinion piece by;Dr Peter TrolovePresidentNZFFA The Removal/Omission of the protection of Trout and Salmon from the Natural and Built Environment Bill. Fish and Game are belatedly mounting a campaign to have the protection of the habitat of trout and salmon … Continue reading

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Our Grateful Thanks

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Our extreme gratitude to all who have responded to our plea for assistance in our new fund-raising efforts. With a couple of legal battles looming, we need all the financial assistance we can get. If you could offer some help, … Continue reading

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ONE FACT ABOUT FLY FISHING

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by Didymo Dave ……….Fly fishermen who fish the Taupo area are keen to know when the spawning runs have commenced? They ask questions like are there many fish in the rivers, many being caught etc. Well I don’t know, I … Continue reading

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NZ Lakes Are Ailing With Health Issues

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 “The Guardian” reports Only 2% of New Zealand’s large lakes are in good health, bleak report finds. The number of cows has nearly doubled in a generation, and the resulting fertiliser and irrigation needs are having a devastating impact. A new … Continue reading

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How Healthy is Your River? Look to Fish Numbers

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Abridged Pollution is not always easy to spot but there are visible indicators that can reveal whether rivers are in a good ecological state writes the UK’s Graham Lawton in the February 25th  2023 issue of “New Scientist.” Here are … Continue reading

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How the Rakaia turned into a pipe for irrigators

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From newsroom.co.nz by David Williams ENVIRONMENT How the Rakaia turned into a pipe for irrigators Problems with protecting the Rakaia River were predicted years ago, documents filed in the Environment Court show. David Williams reports Analysis: When Canterbury’s regional councillors were sacked … Continue reading

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Tony Orman and Black Tail Creek

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or perhaps Nothing Gained Without Effort   It had been a week of rain at home – every day! It did not really matter I thought as I drove toward Black Tail Creek. It had not been raining around that area … Continue reading

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Unsustainable Water Management

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“The release of the LAWA monitoring reports for 1727 river and lake sites reveals a national disgrace 82% of monitored lowland lakes are in a poor or very poor condition Water quality in rivers and streams is likely to be … Continue reading

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Peter Trolove Responds to Big Irrigators

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Originally intended to be a comment attached to David Williams story here about noncompliance with the Rakaia NWCO, NZFFA Chairman Peter Trolove’s thoughts elevated to a full post. Thank goodness for the persistence and in depth analysis by Newsroom senior … Continue reading

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