Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of NZ Inc

Book Review: , reviewed by Tony Orman. by Tony Orman I’ve just read a newly published book “Ringside: A Political Memoir” by Mike Munro who in his working career as a journalist  spent nearly 22 years working … Continue reading →

Special report Kathy White, former Waikato Regional Councillor for nine years and Chair of the council’s environmental performance committee for six years, is calling for an urgent inquiry into the ethics of school fundraising hunting competitions, citing … Continue reading →

Press release ACT Conservation spokesperson and keen hunter Cameron Luxton has welcomed today’s designation of Fiordland’s wapiti as New Zealand’s first Herd of Special Interest. “This is recognition of something hunters have known for years, the best conservation … Continue reading →

For more than sixty years, New Zealand has justified widespread possum control, including extensive aerial 1080 operations, on two principal grounds: protecting native biodiversity and reducing the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Few would argue that protecting … Continue reading →

The latest State of the Hauraki Gulf report paints a familiar picture. Declining shellfish, depleted crayfish, damaged reefs, sediment, wastewater overflows, habitat loss and increasing pressure from coastal development all feature once again. There are encouraging signs … Continue reading →

The establishment of the new Te Au Roa o Te Rakihouia marine reserve network along the Otago and South Canterbury coast introduces something new to New Zealand’s marine conservation. Rather than being managed solely by the Department … Continue reading →

A recent controversy surrounding a children’s rockpool exploration event in Auckland should give us pause for thought. What began as a supervised educational outing ended with organisers and families facing online abuse after some observers mistakenly believed … Continue reading →

The Coalition Government has launched a dangerous assault – via its Conservation Amendment Bill – on New Zealand’s conservation land  says a press release by Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman. They are trying to make it easier … Continue reading →

Press release The New Zealand Outdoor Party has modified its name to the Freedom Party, in response to people requests for a simple name and the decline of democracy. In a newsletter announcing the change, the party said … Continue reading →

From NZ Deerstalkers Assn, newsletter The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act has passed into law changes affecting businesses and workplaces but also has implications for recreation. The new law contains what may be its most … Continue reading →

A modelling error by the Ministry of Fisheries resulted in the collapse of the tarakihi fishery had not been apparent to ministry officials because iof a ‘modelling error.”. The 2022 assessment of the eastern tarakihi fishery indicated … Continue reading →

Freshwater quality remains one of New Zealand’s most important environmental challenges. Nitrogen entering rivers, lakes and groundwater has been linked to declining water quality, algal growth and increasing concern over drinking water in several communities. Collecting reliable … Continue reading →

Over recent months CORANZ has expressed concerns about several pieces of legislation affecting outdoor recreation, including aspects of the Fisheries Amendment Bill and the Conservation Amendment Bill. Those concerns were based on careful examination of the legislation … Continue reading →

A recent Facebook post here has been widely shared alleging that the Department of Conservation deliberately misrepresented the causes of death of a collection of kiwi photographed in Northland more than a decade ago. The author claims … Continue reading →

Special report Greenpeace warns that the controversial Conservation Amendment Bill is still on the table. In an e mail the organisation is calling for donations to fund the fight to safeguard public lands such as conservation parks. … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: Below are extracts  relative to outdoor recreation, from Nicole McKee’s speech on recently being made deputy leader of the ACT party. “I couldn’t be prouder to be standing up here, thanks to the trust and … Continue reading →

Every so often, science reminds us just how much we still have to learn about the natural world. A recent study into New Zealand’s whitebait has done exactly that. Researchers discovered that when some whitebait populations become … Continue reading →

Opinion by Gerry McSweeney Conservation Minister Tama Potaka promised yesterday that he will withdraw the liberalised DOC land sale and exchange provisions of the Conservation Amendment Bill. The change in the functions of DOC that maximise commercialisation … Continue reading →

special report There’s a furore brewing over the Department of Conservation prosecution of the Whangarei Bird Rescue Centre for allowing a visitor to hold a kiwi when the visitor had not first attended a ‘kiwi handling course’.  … Continue reading →

The proposed Waitaha hydro scheme poses a question that extends far beyond one river on the West Coast. It asks how New Zealand values the last of its truly wild places. Is their worth measured primarily by … Continue reading →

The announcement that provisions allowing the sale or exchange of conservation land are to be removed from the Conservation Amendment Bill has understandably dominated headlines. Those who lodged submissions should feel encouraged. Public participation appears to have … Continue reading →

Press release Act Party ACT Conservation spokesperson and keen hunter Cameron Luxton has welcomed the passing of the Game Animal Council (Herds of Special Interest) Amendment Bill, saying it marks a long-overdue shift in how New Zealand … Continue reading →

Press Release Conservatives.NZ Backdowns by ministers Shane Jones and Tama Potaka over the Fisheries Amendment Bill and Conservation Amendment bills respectively should be watched closely particularly after the election, depending on election results warns the Conservative Party. … Continue reading →

Special report Despite government’s Minister of Conservation Tama Potaka withdrawing the controversial Conservation Amendment Bill involving commercialising public lands, NZ First’s Shane Jones who is also Minister of Resources in the current coalition government has vowed to keep pushing for … Continue reading →

From the “Centrist” The government is dropping proposed powers that would have made it easier for the Department of Conservation to dispose of parts of the conservation estate, after weeks of public backlash. Conservation Minister Tama Potaka … Continue reading →