Special report Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager will consider formally designating Fiordland National Park’s wapiti herd as a “herd of special interest”. However Forest and Bird is appalled. The organisation’s chief executive officer Nicola Toki accused the concept as … Continue reading
Special report A new study shows tuatara could be at risk from rodenticides that are being used to protect them from rats. However research by scientists which included examining four dead tuatara showed they were likely to have been exposed to brodifacoum, used … Continue reading
special report On Facebook, Hunting/Fishing Minister and National MP James Meager has received a backlash of comments about the National Party’s support for a firearm registry and in doing so, the snub to ACT’s MP Nicole McKee who is Minister … Continue reading
Editor’s note: ACT MP Nicole McKee has run into a roadblock over wanting a thorough and independent review of the firearm registry. This is an open letter from Nicole McKee to all licensed firearm owners and others. ACT has formally invoked the … Continue reading
Special report ‘The World Wildlife Fund says government’s proposed changes to the Fisheries Act run a very real risk of prioritising short-term economic gains at the expense of long-term fishery resource sustainability. “The result will inevitably be sustainability objectives overridden … Continue reading
Special Report The coalition government led by National, is ardently wooing foreign investment and ownership says Murray Horton Secretary-Organiser of Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA). “Regardless of whether it is National or Labour in government, they share a … Continue reading
A personal opinion by Tony Orman New Zealand measures the nation’s progress by gross domestic product, commonly known as GDP. Dr David Hall, senior researcher at the Auckland University of Technology recently explained GDP – “To put it crudely, you … Continue reading
Book Review: “The Living Tree – a New Zealand Habitat” by Dave Gunson, published by Bateman books. Price $24.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. I’ve often advocated get the youngsters outdoors – it’s the best classroom ever. This book will be a … Continue reading
Book Review “Fire and Ice” by Hazel Phillips, published by Massey University Press. Price $49.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman At first I struggled to get into this book for the first chapter detailed a climb with some local character called … Continue reading
by Tony Orman The decline in New Zealand’s trout and salmon fishing has hit the headlines in recent years particularly as regards the Rakaia River issue and Environment Canterbury’s negligence. Here’s an article I wrote in 2016 about a Canadian couple, … Continue reading
Press release – Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) COLFO’s latest Trust and Confidence Survey shows a slight uptick in the trust firearms owners have in Police, led by increased confidence in the new Firearms Safety Authority. It’s the first … Continue reading
The Upper Coromandel Landcare Association (UCLA) has expressed strong opposition to a proposed aerial drop of 1080 poison over a large area of the Coromandel Peninsula in July of this year. UCLA Spokesperson: Reihana Robinson said the Department of Conservation … Continue reading
Mass-3D-printed firearms aren’t the problem. It’s the tiny metal parts that make them dangerous Yesterday’s arrest of an Auckland syndicate mass-printing 3D firearms raises significant concern about illegal firearm imports, warns the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO). While criminals can … Continue reading
Special Report The new Health and Safety rules around public access to farms are “very sensible” said Evan White, president Marlborough Federated Farmers in his monthly report to the April meeting. “Given that permission from farmers is a must, it’s … Continue reading
Special report An outdoors author and self confessed “longtime outdoors activist,” Alan Simmons of Turangi has labelled the Department of Conservation’s anti-possum programme as a dismal failure following a South island journey which included the West Coast. “Every year the … Continue reading
The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) has welcomed the recent announcement by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden to reform the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). The significant change announcement is seen as clarifying landowner … Continue reading
Very recently the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament. “This means that the second phase of my work programme to reform New Zealand’s firearms laws is now complete,” said Associate … Continue reading
Press release COLFO The Council of Licensed Firearms Owners (COLFO) has welcomed the Government’s changes to ease the regulatory burden on gun clubs and shooting ranges. COLFO spokesperson Hugh Devereux-Mack says it will make it easier to establish and operate … Continue reading
Opinion by Dr Peter D. Trolove BVSc MSc (Aquatic Veterinary Studies) MBA A recent report from Tasmania was as follows:- “In 2024, collaboration between the Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines and the Australian Centre for Disease Protection, facilitated … Continue reading
Special Report The on-going degradation of water i.e. rivers, streams and lakes is now so critical across the South Island and needs immediate action says Justin Tipa, chairman Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu “Freshwater is in crisis across the South … Continue reading
