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  • From Screens to Streams
    Tempting the Next Generation Outdoors (A discussion piece for Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand) It has become almost a cliché to say that younger generations are “glued to their phones”. Yet clichés usually exist … Continue reading →
  • Marlin, Momentum – BUT – What Comes Next
    The recent decision by Shane Jones not to proceed with changes allowing the commercial retention and sale of marlin caught as bycatch has been widely welcomed across the recreational fishing community. After strong public opposition and a … Continue reading →
  • Watch Out! Fish and Game “Reforms” Coming This Year
    What’s Changing And What It Means For Your Fishing And Hunting From Auckland-Waikato Fish and Game The Bottom Line The Government is modernising Fish and Game. These changes may affect your access to hunting and fishing opportunities, … Continue reading →
  • Manage My Health Breach and the Related Risk to Firearm Data Security
    The Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand (SSANZ) believes the recent “Manage My Health” data breach highlights the serious risks firearm licence holders face as a result of over-reaching legal requirements involving health practitioners.   SSANZ has … Continue reading →
  • When Environmental Advocacy Is Whittled Away
    Why the Fish & Game Reform Bill Matters Opinion by Andi Cockroft, CORANZ Chair The Government’s proposed reform of Fish & Game New Zealand has been framed as administrative tidy-up — a way to improve consistency, reduce … Continue reading →
  • When Access Slips Away
    Kerikeri’s Swimming Spots and the Wider Issue of Recreational Access Guest Post by Dave Rhodes Public waterways, river swimming holes, and local natural features have long been a core part of New Zealand’s outdoor culture. For generations, … Continue reading →
  • When the Road Is the Only Access
    Prompted by this article from RNZ, John Davey writes Ngawi and the Fragility of Getting There The road to Ngawi has always been vulnerable. Anyone familiar with the coast beyond Lake Ferry knows this. The sea presses … Continue reading →
  • When the Sea Goes Dark
    What Murky Water Means for Recreation Guest Post by Dave Rhodes New research reported by RNZ has given a name to something many coastal users have noticed for years: “darkwaves” — periods when sediment and suspended material … Continue reading →
  • When the Water Isn’t There
    How Hydro Operations Shape River Temperature, Pollution, and Public Use Post by CORANZ Member Hydroelectricity is often described as clean, renewable, and benign. In carbon terms, that is largely true. But carbon is not the only measure … Continue reading →
  • Deer Are Not Moa
    Rethinking a Deeply Embedded Assumption Opinion by Andi Cockroft. Chair, CORANZ In New Zealand environmental debates, one comparison is often made so casually that it has hardened into something like fact: that introduced deer simply replaced the … Continue reading →
  • Global Water Crisis and New Zealand’s Freshwater Challenges
    Water quality matters to recreation and communities alike Water connects everything: the places we explore, the rivers we swim in, the taps we drink from, and the landscapes that shape community life. Yet globally, access to safe … Continue reading →
  • Electronic Waste: The Issue Few People Talk About
    Electronic waste — often shortened to e-waste — is quietly becoming one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world. It rarely features in public debate about land use or outdoor environments, yet its impacts are physical, … Continue reading →
  • Forever Chemicals, Permanent Closures?
    Maybe Not Anymore For years we have been told that Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination is effectively permanent — that rivers, lakes, estuaries, and groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals” are simply lost. The public response has usually … Continue reading →
  • Our Beaches Are Dying — Perfectly Legally
    Guest post by Dave Rhodes Our beaches are dying. Not from oil spills, storms, or sudden catastrophe, but from something far quieter: perfectly legal overuse. Along much of our coastline, intertidal life is thinning, shell beds are … Continue reading →
  • Introducing CORANZ Activities
    Outdoor recreation in New Zealand takes many forms. Some involve skill and preparation; others are simple, familiar, and close to home. What they share is that they all depend on being able to get to places and … Continue reading →
  • Help Needed For Europe’s Wild Bees Under Threat
    Special report Europe’s wild bees are in a death spiral – and in the next few days the EU could make it much worse says “Stop Bayer-Monsanto”, an organisation and campaign to save bees from pesticides.  “The … Continue reading →
  • Wild Deer Seen in Wanganui Suburbs Have a Strong Fan Club
    by CORANZ researchers Some residents in the suburb of Aramoho in Wanganui are reported by Newstalk ZB as being concerned with hordes of wild deer entering town streets. One who has lived there for 30 years, said … Continue reading →
  • Possum is Demonised in New Zealand?
    By CORANZ researchers A paper published in 2008 said the possum has been wrongly demonised and has been wrongly condemned as “New Zealand’s Number One Pest.” The author was Annie Potts Co-director, New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal … Continue reading →
  • Can a Cocktail of Chemicals be Blamed for Less Bees?
    by Ben Hope On Facebook recently I saw a photo of a field of dandelions and wildflowers in Hawkes Bay with the sobering comment, “But where are the bees?” I’ve wondered that myself here in the South … Continue reading →
  • Beware of Being Gagged and Hogtied by Bureaucrats
    by Tony Orman At times, much current discussion in the politics of fishing and hunting can revolve around the future administration for the public’s recreational hunting and/or fishing and the concept of reform and setting up a statutory … Continue reading →
  • The Outdoors Must Remain Reachable
    Opinion by Andi Cockroft, Chair, CORANZ Disclosure: I am an avid outdoor persona, born Country, I grew up surrounded by mother nature. Meadows, woods, streams were my playgrounds. But as I aged, I find myself unable to … Continue reading →
  • Highlighting Outdoor Recreation in 2026
    CORANZ Will Begin Highlighting Outdoor Recreation in 2026 For much of its history, CORANZ has focused on defending outdoor recreation where it is under pressure: access eroded, waterways degraded, decisions taken without adequate regard for long-term public … Continue reading →
  • Hobson Bay: When Waterways Become Sewage Plants
    By Editorial TeamA recent report from Radio New Zealand spotlighted what local residents in central Auckland’s Hobson Bay have endured for years: frequent sewage overflows that spoil a picturesque coastal environment, disrupt recreational use, and pose risks … Continue reading →
  • “Worst Year Ever” for salmon farming, says Mowi Canada East chief
    From “Salmon Business” 5 January 2026 by Editorial Staff Mowi reports 24,696 salmon deaths at Newfoundland farm, Canada, in December. Mowi has reported the deaths of 24,696 Atlantic salmon at its Friar Cove site on the south coast … Continue reading →
  • A Year in Review: What CORANZ Raised in 2025
    The value of advocacy is not measured by volume, but by consistency. Over the course of 2025, CORANZ published more than a hundred posts addressing land access, environmental stewardship, governance, and the long-term interests of outdoor recreation. … Continue reading →