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
Special Report New Zealand’s Quota Management System (QMS) has received glowing praise from the United Nations in a report looking at how well run the world’s oceans are managed.And there corporate commercial fishing interests are basking in the warm praise … Continue reading
New Zealand’s commitment to the flawed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is causing environmental, economic and social damage as foreign companies buy up productive farmland to plant pine forests says the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA). CAFCA Secretary Murray … Continue reading
Recent media coverage of a population explosion of wild deer, reflects an ingrained prejudice whereby wild animals are viewed as pests instead of a realistic positive image of being a resource say two outdoor organisations. Laurie Collins convenor of the … Continue reading
Book Review:- “Intertidal” by Yuval Aves, published by ITHAKA (Allen and Unwin), price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman It may be India in the case of this book, but undeniably an environments is the same the world over in basic functioning and … Continue reading
Press Releases – CAFCA New Zealand’s commitment to the flawed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is causing environmental, economic and social damage as foreign companies buy up productive farmland to plant pine forests.The Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) says … Continue reading
Reviewed by Tony Orman “The Pioneers Makers of New Zealand” by John McLean, published by Tross Publishing. Price $40. Today, there have been deliberate attempts by some self interested people to serve their personal agendas by rewriting New Zealand’s history and consequently … Continue reading
Special report Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager will consider formally designating Fiordland National Park’s wapiti herd as a “herd of special interest”. However Forest and Bird is appalled. The organisation’s chief executive officer Nicola Toki accused the concept as … Continue reading
Special report A new study shows tuatara could be at risk from rodenticides that are being used to protect them from rats. However research by scientists which included examining four dead tuatara showed they were likely to have been exposed to brodifacoum, used … Continue reading
special report On Facebook, Hunting/Fishing Minister and National MP James Meager has received a backlash of comments about the National Party’s support for a firearm registry and in doing so, the snub to ACT’s MP Nicole McKee who is Minister … Continue reading
Editor’s note: ACT MP Nicole McKee has run into a roadblock over wanting a thorough and independent review of the firearm registry. This is an open letter from Nicole McKee to all licensed firearm owners and others. ACT has formally invoked the … Continue reading
