Opinion by Charles Henry Concerns about the direction of education are no longer confined to staff rooms or academic journals. They are increasingly voiced by parents, employers, and community organisations - including those involved in outdoor recreation. The question being … Continue reading
by Dave Rhodes There is renewed agitation within the firearms community over New Zealand’s firearms registry, and it is not hard to see why. What is striking, however, is that this is not simply a “gun lobby” issue. It goes … Continue reading
What Does a 3°C World Really Mean? Post by Guest Author Dave Rhodes Disclosure, whether you subscribe to the CO2-driven concept of Global Warming or not, the climate appears to be generally warming. Should that ever hit the predicted 3°C … Continue reading
Tempting the Next Generation Outdoors (A discussion piece for Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand) It has become almost a cliché to say that younger generations are “glued to their phones”. Yet clichés usually exist because they contain … Continue reading
What’s Changing And What It Means For Your Fishing And Hunting From Auckland-Waikato Fish and Game The Bottom Line The Government is modernising Fish and Game. These changes may affect your access to hunting and fishing opportunities, how your licence … Continue reading
The Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand (SSANZ) believes the recent “Manage My Health” data breach highlights the serious risks firearm licence holders face as a result of over-reaching legal requirements involving health practitioners. SSANZ has long expressed concern … Continue reading
Special report Europe’s wild bees are in a death spiral – and in the next few days the EU could make it much worse says “Stop Bayer-Monsanto”, an organisation and campaign to save bees from pesticides. “The European Commission is … Continue reading
by CORANZ researchers Some residents in the suburb of Aramoho in Wanganui are reported by Newstalk ZB as being concerned with hordes of wild deer entering town streets. One who has lived there for 30 years, said wild deer were … Continue reading
By CORANZ researchers A paper published in 2008 said the possum has been wrongly demonised and has been wrongly condemned as “New Zealand’s Number One Pest.” The author was Annie Potts Co-director, New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies, University of … Continue reading
by Ben Hope On Facebook recently I saw a photo of a field of dandelions and wildflowers in Hawkes Bay with the sobering comment, “But where are the bees?” I’ve wondered that myself here in the South island where there … Continue reading
by Tony Orman At times, much current discussion in the politics of fishing and hunting can revolve around the future administration for the public’s recreational hunting and/or fishing and the concept of reform and setting up a statutory body. Currently the … Continue reading
On Wellington’s south coast, beyond Owhiro Bay, lies a stretch of shoreline known as Red Rocks. It is a place many locals know well, not because it is exceptional in the conventional sense, but because it is consistently used. Access … Continue reading
CORANZ Will Begin Highlighting Outdoor Recreation in 2026 For much of its history, CORANZ has focused on defending outdoor recreation where it is under pressure: access eroded, waterways degraded, decisions taken without adequate regard for long-term public interest. That role … Continue reading
By Editorial TeamA recent report from Radio New Zealand spotlighted what local residents in central Auckland’s Hobson Bay have endured for years: frequent sewage overflows that spoil a picturesque coastal environment, disrupt recreational use, and pose risks to public health. … Continue reading
From “Salmon Business” 5 January 2026 by Editorial Staff Mowi reports 24,696 salmon deaths at Newfoundland farm, Canada, in December. Mowi has reported the deaths of 24,696 Atlantic salmon at its Friar Cove site on the south coast of Newfoundland, a … Continue reading
The value of advocacy is not measured by volume, but by consistency. Over the course of 2025, CORANZ published more than a hundred posts addressing land access, environmental stewardship, governance, and the long-term interests of outdoor recreation. Taken individually, those … Continue reading
Guest Post by Dave Rhodes Recent reporting on the spread of parchment worm in the Marlborough Sounds raises an uncomfortable question for environmental management in New Zealand: at what point does uncertainty become an excuse for doing nothing? https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/583240/action-on-marlborough-sounds-parchment-worm-in-the-too-hard-basket The … Continue reading
An Analysis of Shane Jones and Fisheries A very personal opinion by Andi Cockroft, Chair, CORANZ. (Please note this is a personal opinion piece and does not reflect any CORANZ specific policy implied or otherwise. I believe we should always … Continue reading
Opinion by John Gornall Numerous astrophysicists, geophysicists, and climatologists hold the view that the hysteria generated by the fear of Global Warming has come about by computer modelling of incorrect or even falsified data. Poor scientific researchers have ignored well … Continue reading
by Ben Hope Government’s Quota management System (QMS) has resulted in over-fishing of fish stocks and the use of environmentally damaging fishing methods says Scott Macindoe the president of the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council in the organisations just … Continue reading
