Monthly Archives: August 2025

by Rupert Pye Highcountry farm land – up for sale to anyone Foreign direct investment -i.e. ownership of companies – in New Zealand increased from $15.7  billion in march 1989 to $171 billion at March 2024 – nearly eleven times. … Continue reading →

special report Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is intending to crackdown on judicial reviews of his fishing quota decisions and to limit the public’s right to take court action.  Sources say the minister intends to introduce a fisheries bill to Parliament … Continue reading →

Opinion by J B Smith Legislation limiting controversial farm-to-forestry conversions has been introduced to parliament but the forestry industry doesn’t like it.  On Wednesday afternoon, the Environment Select Committee reported back to the House on the Climate Change Response (Emissions … Continue reading →

by Mark Feldman This article was published in the November 2020 issue of “NZ Fishing News”. It is published with the kind permission of “NZ Fishing News” and long time fisheries advocate Mark Feldman. CORANZ willingly republishes it in view … Continue reading →

Opinion Bryce Edwards -The Director, Integrity Institute Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has pushed through the most significant rollback of fishing regulations in decades – and it coincides with a tidal flow of cash from fishing industry donors into his coffers. … Continue reading →

Extracts from a press release by Conservative Party The Conservative Party has called on the government to repeal the Zero Carbon Act and end the Emissions Trading Scheme and all other climate-focused taxes, subsidies and regulations. Party leader Helen Houghton … Continue reading →

“Prepare (& Survive)” by Stephen Barnett. Published by Bateman Books. Price $29.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Emergency events seem to frequently on the news nowadays as happened, happening or predicted to happen. Think in terms of earthquakes, floods, tropical cyclones … Continue reading →

Opinion by Amy P Wilson Claims that farmed fish are a sustainable and ethical source of protein are fantasy, warns Amy P. Wilson on website “Wicked Leeks”. Amy P. Wilson, a doctoral candidate and research associate at the University of … Continue reading →

Firearms Registry Security Inevitably at Risk – COLFO Demands Accountability and Expertise in Arms Act Rewrite COLFO Press Release | 1 August 2025 The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) warns that a data breach in New Zealand’s Firearms Registry … Continue reading →