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Fish and Game’s “reform” is simply a hostile takeover

Posted on 13/07/2025 by Casey Cravens

  Opinion piece by Peter Trolove     “The freshwater reforms aim to simplify and streamline freshwater farm plans, remove unnecessary complexity, and give more flexibility to deliver outcomes over time, especially vital in regions like ours that rely heavily on irrigation.”   -Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager … Continue reading →

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Salmon are incompatible with intensive irrigation

Posted on 29/06/2025 by Casey Cravens
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    Does James Meager’s rush to take over Fish and Game stem from the Coalition Government’s realisation that irrigation and healthy salmonid fisheries are incompatible?   Is this why the Minister’s new bill will give him the power to block … Continue reading →

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The Demise of Freshwater Ecology Studies at Massey University

Posted on 29/06/2025 by andic
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Opinion piece, Dr Peter Trolove, NZFFA executive member   I was shocked to learn that Massey University would no longer be offering courses in freshwater ecology following the departure of Dr Russell Death at the end of 2023.   Dr … Continue reading →

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“What would you say if the government banned salmon and trout from New Zealand’s freshwater?”

Posted on 14/06/2025 by andic
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This was the opening question from the newly anointed Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager to myself, (and our president), during a Zoom select committee hearing comprised of three South Canterbury primary-industry subcommittee ministers last year seeking submissions on the … Continue reading →

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Minutes from October’s AGM

Posted on 13/11/2024 by andic

please note until ratified, these are purely DRAFT Minutes To Trout Fishing Clubs and MembersMinutes from the Annual General MeetingOctober 2024  Hi, Casey Cravens here, president of the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers. We held the annual general meeting … Continue reading →

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Leading scientists demand salmon ban in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour

Posted on 25/10/2024 by andic
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Reproduced courtesy of Dallas Beaufort: Mathew Denholm The Australian October 23, 2024 Some of the nation’s most eminent scientists have told Tanya Plibersek salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour will cause an extinction and failure to halt it would be … Continue reading →

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ECan’s consent application to spray Canterbury’s surface waters with agrichemicals puts cost before the environment.

Posted on 01/08/2024 by andic
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Least cost river works take priority over biodiversity Introduction In response to a submission against Ecan’s application by the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers, Environment Canterbury notified the NZFFA in 22 July 2024 that it was granting itself consents … Continue reading →

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New Book on New Zealand’s Freshwater (Rivers) Crisis

Posted on 13/07/2024 by Tony
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Book Review ”The Fight for Freshwater – a memoir” by Mike Joy, published by Bridget Williams Books, price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. by Tony Orman Trout need rivers with fresh, flowing water so the two are closely dependent in the … Continue reading →

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Does New Zealand Need a Constitution.

Posted on 17/06/2024 by andic
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Opinion by Andi Cockroft, Chairman CORANZ Inheriting the British governmental style, GodZone relies on “common law” as a backstop to judicial thinking. Common law acts as a precedent-setting set of decisions that are passed down over the years. We still … Continue reading →

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North Canterbury F&G Managing the Story on behalf of Manawa Energy?

Posted on 06/06/2024 by andic
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https://www.thepress.co.nz/environment/350292861/race-against-time-save-fish-high-country Intrigued by this article, on Tuesday 5th June, I drove up to the head of Lake Coleridge to have a look for myself. Sure enough by then the Harper Diversion race was totally dewatered due to the Harper River … Continue reading →

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