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
