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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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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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Ecan attempts to explain its on / off again application to the Environment Court

Posted on 06/12/2023 by andic
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  https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/correcting-the-record-on-the-rakaia-river/ Ecan’s aborted application to the Environment Court Readers of the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers website will be aware that the NZFFA sought donations from members in order to participate as an “interested party”, (S.274 of the … Continue reading →

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The Glyphosate Story – a story of corporate fraud, political abuse and lost trust

Posted on 02/11/2023 by andic
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by Dr Peter Trolove North Rakaia River bed one month after an Ecan aerial/helicopter glyphosate application – ecocide! Introduction At the same time as the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be reluctantly inching its way to deciding … Continue reading →

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Canterbury Rivers Nitrate Testing August 2023

Posted on 16/09/2023 by andic
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The latest testing figures conducted by NZFFA past president Dr Peter Trolove do not make for the most pleasant bed-time reading. The full spreadsheet can be downloaded from https://nzffa.com/downloads/resources/2023_NO3.xlsx

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A Court Case of National Significance

Posted on 23/08/2023 by andic
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Dear Secretary We are seeking financial help from every freshwater angler in the country to fight for our Water Conservation Orders. Environment Court for the Rakaia River WCO Declaration Proceedings – ENV-2023-CHC-7. On 15 February 2023 Christchurch Regional Council, (more … Continue reading →

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Latest NZFFA Poll Results – Interesting – 63% Undecided

Posted on 15/07/2023 by andic
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So, NZFFA members have a differnt set of beliefs than our MSM polsters would have you believe. We show Undecided voters sitting on 63%, with National only gaining 12% and Act at 25%. Looks like many of our members prefer … Continue reading →

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Survey Results for June 2023

Posted on 05/07/2023 by andic
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Results for the last week of June are in, and whilst only a modest amount of entrants so far, the results are nonetheless fascinating. Help us by completing the survey here You can easily participate by completing the very short … Continue reading →

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