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Researcher Takes Aim at Government’s Proposed Firearm Register

A long-time recreational shooter with an academic interest in firearms law thinks a newly-launched weapon registry is a waste of money Thanks to “Newsroom” for permission A study has found there could be four times the number of illegal firearms … Continue reading

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Urewera National Park- an Example of Co-governance

Opinion by Heather du Plessis-Allan I was slightly surprised to read an article in the Herald today in which Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson says Kiwis have “nothing to be scared of” when it comes to Māori co-governance of our … Continue reading

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Astonishing Book on Child’s Decade Long Round the World Voyage.

Book Review “Wavewalker – Breaking Free” by Suzanne Heywood. Published by William Collins. Price $37.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman This is an astonishing story of a child who with her parents set sail from England in 1976 on the schooner … Continue reading

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A Tribute to The Tongariro River – one of NZ’s Great Trout Fishing Rivers

Book Review “Fishing the Tongariro – A History of our Greatest Trout River” by Grant Henderson, published by Bateman Books. Price $59.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman   Several years ago, Auckland trout fisherman Grant Henderson set about writing a book … Continue reading

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New Book Reflects Women Increasingly into Hunting

by Tony Orman Marlborough huntress Kim Swan epitomises a trend that women in increasing numbers are taking up hunting. Kim Swan has now been hunting for quite a few decades as she began as a youngster under the tuition of … Continue reading

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Police Proposal Registering Firearms Wasteful and Pointless says ACT

“The full registration of firearms is a wasteful and dangerous exercise and ACT will repeal it,” says ACT’s Firearms spokesperson Nicole McKee. “This is not a good use of taxpayer money. Overseas experience has shown that full registration of firearms … Continue reading

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COLFO Predictss Firearm owners Likely to Wait Five Years to Register

23 June 2023 Media release The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO)   The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) says licensed firearm owners are likely to wait the full five years before registering their firearms, believing the system will be … Continue reading

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Book Review:- Stunning Book on “Rediscovered” Takahe

Book review “Takahe – Bird of Dreams” by Alison Balance, published by Potion and Burton. Price $59.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Zoologist Alison Ballance and Nelson-based publishers Potton and Burton have produced a wonderful book in this tribute to one … Continue reading

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DoC’s Poisoning is Illegal – the Ulva Island Example

DOC’s is due to topdress Ulva Island near Stewart Island with the deadly brodifacoum poison aiming to kill rats. Scientist Dr. Jo Pollard says DOC’s actions are negligent since previous DOC poisoning drops on the island, had devastating effects with … Continue reading

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Outdoor Council Concerned About Government’s RMA Replacement Bill

The Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations has deep concerns over a government bill which if passed, will replace the controversial Resource Management Act. “This bill attacks the very essence of the public ownership of fish and game resources in New … Continue reading

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Uncertain Future for Fishing and Hunting – Fish and Game NZ

Fish and Game NZ is extremely concerned at government’s Natural and Built Environment bill (NBEA) designed to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA). The proposed Bill creates a new framework for how New Zealand manages its natural environment including freshwater, bio-diversity … Continue reading

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Police Association President Allegedly Made Incorrect Claim to Media

The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) has supplied an OIA to the President of the NZ Police Association, Chris Cahill, which reveals a claim he made on live television was severely incorrect.  On TVNZ Breakfast’s show of May 15, … Continue reading

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Molesworth Station 1080 Drop Lacks Justification

Press release Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust The Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust has questioned the use of aerially spread 1080 poison by OSPRI for possum control on Molesworth Station  and part of Muller Station in the Marlborough backcountry. “The justification for … Continue reading

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Caution Advised on Mass Ecosystem Interference

Special report Invariably interference by Man into natural ecosystems is disastrous says the Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust. Trust spokesman Laurie Collins of the West Coast was commenting on a current controversy over wild cats. “Recent statements displaying a hatred of … Continue reading

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The Value and Need of a Good Night ’s Sleep – Book

“Night Owls and Early Birds” by Philippa Gander, published by Auckland University Press. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman.   Circadian Rhythms are an adaption to Earth’s daily rotation and they occur in all cell-based life forms on our planet … Continue reading

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Nine Years Ago, Scientists Proved Humans Exterminated the Moa

by Tony Orman The rapid extinction of the several moa species from New Zealand has long been debated. Some, in defence of the early Polynesian migrants who had arrived about 1250, have said the flightless bird numbers were already in … Continue reading

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Valuable Bird Book by Waikanae Conservationist

“The Story of New Zealand’s Unique Birds – from Adze Bill to Yellow eyed Penguin” by Alan Froggatt. Published by White Cloud Books, Upstart Press. Reviewed by Tony Orman New Zealand has and has had an extraordinary range of plants … Continue reading

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Of Omnipotent Socialists and Climate Change

Opinion by Paul Revere The activists in Greenpeace want our support and money to make the socialist who call themselves “the state” punish New Zealand farmers for changing the climate. As I recall, it was socialists, who call themselves “the … Continue reading

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A Book of NZ’s Conservation Challenges

Book Review “Great Stories of New Zealand Conservation” by Alan Froggatt, published by White Cloud Books Upstart Press. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. Author Alan Froggatt has a long history in conservation endeavours. He has been a keen tramper, … Continue reading

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Consequences from NZ Police Association Appearance on TVNZ Breakfast

Media release Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO)    The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) is concerned at the unsubstantiated and incomplete evidence that emerged in an interview on live television this week with President of the NZ Police … Continue reading

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