Author Archives: Guest

Opinion by Tony Orman Cyclone Gabrielle came, conquered and left a path of destruction and devastation on the North Island’s east coast, particularly Hawkes Bay. Shocking as the destruction was, extreme weather events due to climate change are nothing new. Recently … Continue reading →

Media release – Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) March 1, 2023.  According to new fees proposed by Police, it takes a staffer 35 hours of work to process one firearms license application. The finding comes from a new analysis by … Continue reading →

Press Release CORANZ 16 February, 2023  Monocultures of pines are a disaster for the environment and people says the Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand (CORANZ). The comment comes in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle with a Radio … Continue reading →

Opinion by Alan Simmons. President of NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party. Commercial forestry and “carbon farming” is resulting in New Zealanders losing their traditional access to outdoor recreation. The locals who previously accessed that land for hunting and fishing or … Continue reading →

Secrets of the Sea by Robert Vennell, published by Harper Collins. Price $55. Reviewed by Tony Orman This book, an introduction to New Zealand’s fish and shellfish, is a “must” for the keen saltwater angler and “boatie”. The author  – … Continue reading →

Opinion by Paul Revere  One wonders why people in governments are so keen to disarm the responsible. law abiding citizens? They must know that this will not prevent violent criminals from owning and using guns and other offensive weapons to commit … Continue reading →

Press release – Council of Licensed Firearm Owners Following last week’s revelation that firearm owners would be charged for burglary callouts under new Police fees, the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) has now revealed that the proposed extraordinary fee … Continue reading →

Press release CORANZ The government’s reshuffling of ministers is a retrograde step for the environment, conservation and outdoors says the Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand (CORANZ). CORANZ chairman Andi Cockroft described the cabinet reshuffle announced by new … Continue reading →

Opinion by Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Confusing the misuse of firearms held by licensed firearm owners with misuse by those holding firearms unlawfully is a common error – an error routinely made around the world by … Continue reading →

Press Release Sporting Shooters’ Association of New Zealand. “Creating a massive empire with hundreds of new staff is not the answer to solving the woes of the police Firearm Safety Authority” says Neville Dodd the president of the Sporting Shooters … Continue reading →

Sub-title:- The new Police Minister has been called on to prevent Police breaching a critical clause of the Arms Act. 2 February 2023 Media release The new Police Minister has been called on to prevent Police breaching a critical clause of … Continue reading →

Press release – Council of Outdoor Recreational Associations of NZ An outdoor and conservation forum says the loss of a boy’s life at Waikanae Beach near Gisborne and devastation to rural communities show the obsession by government with planting pine … Continue reading →

Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove Subtitle:-Laws Without Enforcement Are Meaningless Last Thursday, (26 January),  I attended a small meeting comprised of anglers and others concerned about the unhappy state of Canterbury’s Rakaia River’s recreational fisheries. Most were invited members of a … Continue reading →

A Book for Every Thinking Deerstalker “Tracking and Finding Deer in New Zealand” by Roger Lentle, published by Bateman books. Price $34.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. Readers may recall Roger Lentle’s fine books – co-authored with Frank Saxton – on … Continue reading →

COLFO Media release The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) has today rallied its members to make submissions against excessive fees proposed by Police that will put public safety at risk. COLFO says the huge expense of the new fees … Continue reading →

Book Review “For the Love of Farming” – Celebrating Farming in New Zealand” by Alan Gibson. Published by Exile Publishing. Price $59.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Alan Gibson has been a photo-journalist for Auckland’s “New Zealand Herald”, a job which … Continue reading →

  Opinion by Clyde Graf   Recently the Game Animal Council in its summer newsletter, identified access as a key “top of the mind” issue for recreational hunters. It said;-   “Access issues are by far the biggest concern for … Continue reading →

Opinion by Tony Orman Quote – “We shall be doing a great service to the country in stocking these large areas with this valuable and harmless animal.” Auckland Acclimatisation Society Annual Report 1917, in discussing possums. “A query about the … Continue reading →

Opinion by Dr Jo Pollard B Sc (Honours), PHD The Department of Conservation’s (DoC’s) blatant disregard for science was vivid in October. Articles claiming that “1080 benefits outweigh kea deaths” were published in newspapers and online. This claim was based … Continue reading →