Press Release by CORANZ The Council of Outdoor Recreation Councils (CORANZ) is urging government to be strongly cautious on catch limits for the deep water fish orange roughy in order to avoid a repeat of the disastrous over-fishing of the … Continue reading
Special Report Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms) Nicole McKee has announced changes to improve the regulation of shooting clubs and ranges that Labour had imposed in 2020.. “The changes will strengthen public safety and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens that put … Continue reading
Editor’s note:– A reader has unearthed an interesting study that shows a benefit of stoats. Stoats in South Island alpine areas prefer to eat small mammals and ate surprisingly few birds. Stoats in alpine areas strongly preferred ship rats, according to … Continue reading
Book Review “A Wild Life” by Shaun Barnett, published by Potton and Burton, Price $59.99. Release Date; October 1, 2024, reviewed by Tony Orman. Sadly well known tramper, talented author and gifted photographer Shaun Barnett passed away this year from … Continue reading
Minister for Courts and the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms)Nicole McKee has reduced strict regulations on firearm clubs imposed by the previous Labour government but has been targeted by the media and a public law expert.TV One news obtained documents … Continue reading
special report Last week Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee, successfully guided her bill to keep firearms out of the hands of gang members and other serious violent offenders, “The Bill expands the crimes for which a Firearms Prohibition Order … Continue reading
Book review:- New Zealand’s Native Mammals by Carolyn King, published by White Cloud books from Upstart press. price $34.99 (available early October) reviewed by Tony Orman. New Zealand is unique world-wide in terms of native mammals. There were no four … Continue reading
Editor’s note:- “Foreign Control Watchdog” is the bulletin of CAFCA, a watch dog lobby group on foreign intrusion into NZ’s economy and environment. CAFCA deserves support and subscribers. Google CAFCA to get details.
Special Report “Campaign Against Foreign control of Aotearoa” common known as CAFCA, has termed the government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill as Backward Facing Policy. Writing in the latest issue of CAFCA’s “Watchdog bulletin, Murray Horton said the bill was disreputable. … Continue reading
Special Report Some economists are wanting more commercial pine forests and more planting of pines for carbon credits. And they are claiming that rivers and lakes would be cleaner if pines replaced livestock farming says a new paper from the … Continue reading
ACT MP Cameron Luxton has described as “disgraceful attacks on Nicole’s character and integrity” by cartoonists in main centre newspapers after Police Association president Chris Cahill claimed the minister had shut the Police Association out of consultation on firearm laws. … Continue reading
(special report) The New Zealand Police wrongly granted Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant a firearms licence despite a number of irregularities in his application. The disclosure came on the Platform website, 16 August, when host Michael Laws interviewed the president of … Continue reading
Book Review “Sam the Trap Man” – subtitle -”cracking yarns and tall tales from the bush.” by Sam Gibson published by Allen and Unwin, price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman This has to be one of the best hunting books … Continue reading
Book Review “The Road to Chatto Creek”- subtitle “leaving the rat race for life in the country” by Matt Chisholm published by Allen and Unwin. Price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman. Matt Chisholm and his wife Ellen and family left … Continue reading
Minister for Courts and the Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms) Nicole McKee has hit back at Police Association president Chris Cahill’s criticism of her. “You may have seen the open letter from Police Association President Chris Cahill, expressing concerns about … Continue reading
Press releaseNZ Deerstalkers’ Association The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) fully supports the Conservation (Membership of New Zealand Conservation Authority) Amendment Bill announced today that acknowledges recreational hunters’ significant role in New Zealand’s conservation landscape. Under the proposed Member’s Bill from ACT … Continue reading
Press release NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party The NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party has commended the government for practical, positive moves towards firearm ownership and giving recreational hunters a voice around conservation authority tables. Party president Alan Simmons was responding … Continue reading
Laurie Collins of Westport has a long history of dealing with pest poisons. As a young teenage Forest Service trainee he worked on the first 1080 trials at the Caples Valley near Queenstown and in subsequent years as a pest … Continue reading
Fears are that Australia’s orange roughy stocks are under threat from a New Zealand super trawler of Talley Fisheries. The orange roughy fishery plunged under previous fishing, apparently by Talleys. Conservationists are concerned by the decision to allow the Amaltal … Continue reading
Book Review ”The Fight for Freshwater – a memoir” by Mike Joy, published by Bridget Williams Books, price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. A leading ecologist and a controversial one at that Mike Joy has written a book “The Fight for … Continue reading
