Recent reporting from the Cook Islands highlights a developing approach to deep sea mining that differs from many other resource debates. A long-term review of scientific data points to the potential for significant and lasting impacts on deep ocean ecosystems. … Continue reading
Recent proposals to reclassify areas of Department of Conservation stewardship land have been presented as a technical adjustment within the wider management of the conservation estate. Stewardship land has long been recognised as a category that sits outside fully protected … Continue reading
Recent proposals to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment and incorporate its functions into a larger multi-purpose ministry have been presented as an administrative change rather than a substantive shift. The argument is that environmental responsibilities will remain, simply delivered … Continue reading
When Cyclone Gabrielle struck Tairāwhiti in 2023, the impacts were immediate and visible. Rivers carried vast quantities of forestry slash downstream, damaging infrastructure, burying land, and affecting communities. The scale of the event prompted a ministerial inquiry and a set … Continue reading
Sir David Attenborough is celebrating his 100th Birthday, and our congratulations on reaching the century. Yet over his lifetime, there has been a noticeable shift in the way nature documentaries are produced and presented. Earlier programmes, including many narrated by … Continue reading
CORANZ press release The Fisheries Amendment Bill promoted by Minister of Oceans and Fisheries should be dumped says the Council of Outdoor Recreation Association of NZ (CORANZ) CORANZ chairman Andi Cockroft in a submission said the tenor of the Fisheries … Continue reading
Changes are underway to conservation land management says Minister of Conservation Rama Potaka who calls it “the most significant reform of conservation legislation in nearly 40 years”. The Minister said there is a lot of out-of-date planning documents describing it as … Continue reading
by Ben Hope On the face of it, it has nothing to do with outdoor recreation. However beneath the surface, it has. The other day there was the announcement that the Broadcasting Standards Authority, (BSA), is to be banished – … Continue reading
Recent reporting on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch highlights a development that extends beyond the familiar image of floating debris. New research suggests that as plastics break down into smaller particles, they can become airborne and interact with sunlight in … Continue reading
Recent reporting indicates the Minister of Fisheries has advanced proposals to impose significant penalties for the release of on-board fishing camera footage, despite official advice that the level of fines may be excessive. The same proposals include limiting access to … Continue reading
Recent reporting on Taranaki rivers highlights a familiar pattern. Water testing shows that many popular swimming spots are frequently unsafe due to contamination, yet people continue to enter the water. Councils respond with signage, advising against swimming under certain conditions … Continue reading
by Tony Orman The woes of the economy are all to do with politics and the outdoor recreation and environment of people. Politics in the people’s outdoor recreation is simply “cause and effect.” How? Well read on and consider. First … Continue reading
by CORANZ researchers Extracts from a 2009 scientific paper by Annie Potts Co-director, New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies, University of Canterbury, There is a saying in New Zealand “The only good possum is a dead possum.” Brushtail possums were … Continue reading
Recent commentary suggests that fewer people believe hard work leads to a better life. The discussion often centres on income and cost pressures, but another aspect is less visible. Time, energy, and the ability to step away from work are … Continue reading
by Royce Wilson Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON) party has released a new Firearms Policy, declaring it “stands with every licensed, law-abiding firearm owner in Australia”. The party has long been openly pro-gun, but the national policy makes its support for gun … Continue reading
Warnings that wilding pines could significantly alter landscapes around Queenstown within a decade have renewed attention on their spread. The focus is often placed on funding, with calls for increased resources to control expansion. That may be necessary, but it … Continue reading
by CORANZ researchers Fisheries most notably sea fishing, is promising to be a significant election issue with National back- tracking on against the pro-industry moves made by Oceans and Fisheries Minister, NZ First’s Shane Jones. The strong hint came … Continue reading
