Special report Police firearm accidents five times higher than licensed firearm owners, makes general Police arming ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). COLFO is calling for the new Police Commissioner to rule out the possibility of … Continue reading
Special Report A recent proposal for the Department of Conservation to increase charges the public for staying at mountain huts on public land is wrong in terms of principle, mountain safety and misuse of public funding says the Council of … Continue reading
special report Pest control of introduced mammals such as rodents and possums help control wilding conifer spread, according to a study done last year. Scion invasion ecologist Tom Carlin led research into the effect seed eaters such as possums and rats … Continue reading
Special report Finland is opening new shooting ranges in a big way. According to an article on the TFB blog it’s in response to military unrest in Eastern Europe with the Finns aiming to improve their people’s firearm skills and … Continue reading
Book Review: “Play Wild: Nature Craft Projects for Tamariki” by Rachel Clare. Published by Bateman Books. Price $29.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. Author Rachel Clare says that she wrote “Play Wild” in the belief that the benefits of connecting with … Continue reading
Book Review “A Forest Journey” subtitled “The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilisation” by John Perlin.” Published by Patagonia Books reviewed by Tony Orman. The book can be purchased from https://www.patagonia.co.nz/collections/books or through a local bookseller. This book … Continue reading
Special Report A planned aerial 1080 drop for next year to rid Stewart Island (Rakiura) of Norway rats and other pest species is running into growing opposition. Among the opposition or doubters that includes not only local residents but conservationists, … Continue reading
Special Report According to a Radio NZ report and published in the “Otago Daily Times” breaches by police of people’s private information have almost doubled in number- close to 500. A large number of the breaches involved the new firearms … Continue reading
Source: COLFO Media Release 28 November 2024 The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) is horrified at news that a police officer allegedly hacked the firearm register to hide his firearm purchases by assigning ownership to innocent licensed firearm owners. … Continue reading
Book review – “The Last Muster’ by Carly Thomas, published by Harper Collins, price $50.00 Reviewed by Tony Orman Author Carly Thomas was a horse-mad kid right from the start begging for horses rides from friends who had a horse. Carly yearned for … Continue reading
Media Release 21 November 2024 Police with “pistols on the hip” will result in the death of innocent people The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) has welcomed the wariness of the new Police Commissioner toward the enthusiasm of the … Continue reading
“The Promise on One Tree Hill” by Sir Graeme Dingle, published by Bateman books, price $49.99. Reviewed by Ben Hope This is Sir Graeme Dingle’s autobiography, a 400 page magnum opus, a candidly told story of his life, but more … Continue reading
DoC Charging New Zealanders Access Fees to Conservation Land Strongly Opposed The NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party is appalled that DoC wants to charge New Zealanders parking and any other access fees to visit National Parks and other conservation land. … Continue reading
Special Report Will New Zealanders have to pay access fees to go tramping, trout fishing, deerstalking or bird watching or other outdoor recreation on their national parks and public conservation lands? That is the proposal being floated by government, i.e. … Continue reading
by Tony Orman Current Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is an unlimited fan for fish farming. Just the other day, he named fish farming to the front line for investment opportunities between New Zealand and Thailand. Jones was on a Zoom … Continue reading
Press release COLFO NZ Police have inadvertently made public the full details of the collector, and the location, of a H&K MP5, described by many as the greatest machine gun ever made. The material was accidentally included in information given … Continue reading
Minister for Hunting and Fishing Todd McClay has launched an Access Charter (the Charter) to ensure better access for recreational hunting and fishing on public conservation land (PCL) across New Zealand. “This Charter establishes guiding principles for the Department of … Continue reading
Book Review: “Art of Fly Fishing” by Alan Simmons, published by Sunset Hunter Publications, price $30 plus GST plus $10 postage and handling. – total $45. Obtainable from <artofflyfishing.co.nz> Reviewed by Tony Orman Alan Simmons, is well known in the … Continue reading
Book Review:- “Urban Beekeeping”, subtitle “The City as a Hive” by Cormac Farrell, published by Exile Publishing, price $59.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman The author Cormac Farrell is an environmental scientist and beekeeper for the Australian parliament, managing several apiaries … Continue reading
