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Joni Mitchell Was Right

Posted on 13/04/2021 by Guest
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Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone                                    Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi   Recently dead vegetation – North Rakaia River April 2021         Going, going, gone!   1.      … Continue reading →

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Why are we subsidising harm?

Posted on 12/04/2021 by andic
Extinction Rebellion protest at Bathurst's coal mine in Canterbury, 28 September.

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Guest opinion by Dr Mike Joy  The school strikes for the climate are not a fad and they’re not going away. They should be a wake-up. The kids are telling us they have had enough, that we “grown-ups” aren’t grown-up … Continue reading →

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Government Needs to Come Clean on Foreign Buy-ups of NZ

Posted on 12/04/2021 by Guest
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The current government needs to instigate far stricter controls on foreigners buying up New Zealand’s countryside says the Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations as well as keeping the New Zealand public informed of the extent of outsiders buying up the … Continue reading →

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Reprinted From 20 Years Ago – 2001

Posted on 11/04/2021 by andic
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The more things change, the more they stay the same New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers, (Inc.) February 2001 The Case Against the Importation of Trout Flesh into New Zealand Index: Introduction Issues of Sovereignty Issues of Biosecurity Issues of … Continue reading →

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Fish are suffering on an industry-wide scale, scathing Scottish salmon farm investigation reveals

Posted on 26/03/2021 by Guest
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An undercover investigation of the Scottish salmon industry and its accompanying report recently released reveal suffering, breaches of Scottish animal welfare law and shocking mortality rates. It uncovers the grim reality for many fish raised in sea cages to produce … Continue reading →

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It’s sold as ‘100% pure’. But behind New Zealand’s clean, green image lies a dirty truth

Posted on 17/03/2021 by andic

From https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-16/new-zealand-rivers-pollution-100-per-cent-pure/13236174 New Zealand’s waterways are some of the most degraded in the developed world. Will the Ardern government clean it up or will the Maori take control? In New Zealand’s Southern Alps, braided rivers radiate turquoise from the glacial … Continue reading →

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NZFFA Selwyn Water Zone Nitrate Results 9th March 2021

Posted on 12/03/2021 by andic
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Coe’s Ford NZFFA water testing NO3-N mg/L Year Two 2020/21 Location Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Jollies Brook 0.77 0.74 0.71 0.76 0.81 0.57 0.45 0.46 Cooper’s Lagoon 1.68 1.62 1.62 1.60 1.61 … Continue reading →

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South Canterbury Trout and Salmon Fisheries Struggling

Posted on 09/03/2021 by Tony
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Opinion by Matthew Hall The following is a submission by former Fish and Game NZ chairman Matthew Hall to the Central South Island Fish and Game Council about the precarious state of the region’s fishery. The trend is not confined to South … Continue reading →

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Dig that Cicada Rhythm n Blues

Posted on 27/02/2021 by andic
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It’s that time of year when the Cicada makes their circadian debut (yep pun intended) following a 17-year internment buried deep underground. Cicada give us a brilliant insight into the health (or not) of a particular ecosystem. With many different … Continue reading →

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Environment Canterbury Rates Increase Shocking

Posted on 24/02/2021 by Tony
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by Dr Peter Trolove NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers NZFFA is appalled that the largest and best resourced regional council in New Zealand should propose rate increases of 24% or 18% to meet … Continue reading →

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