Category Archives: Home

Carbon Farming with Pines Bad for Environment

This gallery contains 1 photo.

The following press release of the Environmental Defence Society was made in February last year when the “price of carbon had soared to over $60 per tonne.”. The price of carbon is currently at $76 per tonne.   The Environmental … Continue reading

More Galleries | 7 Comments

Toxic Algae – Freshwater

This gallery contains 4 photos.

Canterbury Regional Council (Ecan) signs warning of toxic algae at Coes Ford Introduction There are a number of toxic algae species associated with freshwater, brackish water, and sea water. Fish kills may occur in marine or freshwater environments either directly … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

An Unhappy New Year!

This gallery contains 3 photos.

From the Land, Air Water, Aotearoa, LAWA website recreational water quality Canterbury. (Site visited 3rd January 2022) Caution Advised ASHBURTON RIVER off Boundary Road 65.7 km Issued: 08 Dec 2021 Caution Advised AVON-HEATHCOTE ESTUARY Mount Pleasant Yacht Club 149.8 km … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Canterbury’s Conflict and Confusion With ECan

This gallery contains 2 photos.

Conflict and confusion continues with Environment Canterbury’s changes to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan CLWRP (Plan change 7 and Plan Change 2).  Dr Peter Trolove, president of the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers explains   Protesters gather outside … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Well-deserved recognition for a life time of volunteer work and advocacy for the Rakaia River Fisheries

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Bill Southward was a popular recipient of the Ian McCrory trophy for the volunteer of the year award at the December Annual General Meeting of North Canterbury Fish & Game. In recognition of Bill’s outstanding life-long work NC F&G included … Continue reading

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Making Money out of nothing at All

This gallery contains 4 photos.

Trustpower’s unlawful budgeting of Lake Coleridge’s “stored water” Canterbury anglers have seen a collapse of both the recreational and native fisheries in the lower Rakaia River since the Rakaia River National Water Conservation Order 1988 (RWCO) was amended in 2013. … Continue reading

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Book on the Delights of Dark, i.e. Nights

This gallery contains 2 photos.

Book Review After Dark subtitled “Walking into the Nights of Aotearoa” by Annette Lees. Published by Potton and Burton. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Night is as certain as day and it occupies half our lives. Many people don’t … Continue reading

More Galleries | 1 Comment

The Freshwater Commission – a leap of leopards?

This gallery contains 2 photos.

A leap of leopards is the term for a collection of leopards   Can a Leopard Change its Spots? The simple answer to this riddle is yes. A leopard change its location A leopard never changes it spots means that … Continue reading

More Galleries | 8 Comments

Time to measure Nation’s Well-being on Quality of Life

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Opinion by Andi Cockroft, chairman CORANZ It’s well past time when New Zealand’s economic policy was examined and any shortcomings jettisoned. For example, New Zealand could well consider ditching  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measurement of New Zealand’s progress … Continue reading

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Deceitful ESR report (with explanation)

This gallery contains 3 photos.

A Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Fonterra commissioned an investigation by New Zealand Food Safety and ESR finds it is safe to drink nitrate polluted water – Ethical independent public good science or a New Zealand version … Continue reading

More Galleries | 8 Comments