by Tony Orman A New Zealand scientist is advocating that the New Zealand government cease the practice of aerially dropping food baits laced with 1080 and implement new conservation methods using a combination of remote monitoring, trapping of target animals … Continue reading
by Tony Orman The Department of Conservation is farming rats and stoats by indulging in mass aerial poisoning of New Zealand’s wilderness areas. Scientific research shows that following an aerial 1080 drop, some 15 percent of rats that inevitably survive … Continue reading
by Ben Hope The Department of Conservation is ramping up its war on pests but has run into controversy over one of its first projects. The video called “Marjorie’s helping. Are you?” depicts a woman in a fur hat sipping … Continue reading
by Reihana Robinson spokesperson for the Upper Coromandel Landcare Association (UCLA) There are Big Losers in DoC’s Coromandel 1080 drops – LOCAL ECONOMY, TOURISTS, HUNTERS, TRAPPERS THE WINNERS are AERIAL 1080 POISON COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION For readers new to … Continue reading
An opinion by Tony Orman Currently there’s a fuss that has brewed up and is vigorously bubbling away about the value of outdoor education in the school curriculum. Hand in hand with that is a 40,000 signature petition to keep … Continue reading
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
special report The Emissions Trading Scheme and the government’s proposed Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme – Forestry Conversions) Amendment Bill, is impacting on rural communities and the public’s outdoor recreation says the Conservative Party. Helen Houghton, leader of the … Continue reading
Special report Recreational saltwater anglers in Marlborough have been refused by the Minister of Fisheries Shane Jones an increase in the recreational bag limit for snapper in the Marlborough Sounds, despite strong opinion even by commercial fishers that there are … Continue reading
special report The suggestion that Molesworth Station could be turned into a giant pine monoculture is crazy says well known angler-hunter and outdoor book author Alan Simmons. “It’s even more crazy coming from the Department of Conservation who have failed … Continue reading
“Bush Stalker” by Tim Stewart, self published. Available by e mailing <timstewart920@gmail.com> Price $28 plus postage and packaging $11, rural delivery $16 plus. Reviewed by Tony Orman. This is a book of deerstalking yarns and interspersed within the chapters are many invaluable tips for … Continue reading
Opinion by Tony Orman For well over a century successive governments have tried to take over the administration of trout and salmon fishing. In the 1860s the new colony had set up an “acclimatisation societies” administration which over a century … Continue reading
Special report “Two more blunders just this week show ACT has been correct to oppose the creation of a firearms registry,” says ACT MP and licensed firearms owner Cameron Luxton. “As ammunition purchases became an activating event for the firearms … Continue reading
