Monthly Archives: November 2024

Inspirational Autobiography on Noted Mountaineer Graeme Dingle – and Helping Youth

“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

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DoC Charging New Zealand Public Access Fees to Public Land “Senseless”

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

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Access Fees for Kiwi People to Outdoors In Pipeline

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

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Shane Jones’ Salmon Farming – A Dream or Nightmare?

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

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COLFO Outraged at Police Leak Details of “greatest machine gun ever made”

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

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New Charter Aimed at Better Access for Hunting and Fishing

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

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