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Startling admission from ORC Chair
An admission by Otago Regional Council Chair Stephen Woodhead that they will probably not meet the deadline to implement current freshwater national standards is concerning, Fish & Game New Zealand…
- 29/05/2019
Fish & Game NZ welcome investigation into ORC RMA practices
Fish and Game New Zealand welcomes the decision by Environment Minister David Parker to appoint a formal investigator to assess Otago Regional Council’s performance of their RMA functions in relation…
- 17/05/2019
Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the Government’s Tourism Strategy
Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the Government’s New Zealand-Aotearoa Government Tourism Strategy, which sets out a plan to better manage the challenges of growth on the environment.
- 16/05/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Canterbury water testing alarming
Fish & Game are concerned that Environment Canterbury’s latest groundwater survey shows ninety-five per cent of Canterbury’s monitored wells have nitrate levels worse or no better than those ten years ago.…
- 15/05/2019
Fish and Game staff concerned at the state of Manuherikia River
Fish & Game staff, council and community representatives, have taken a close look at the Manuherikia River.
- 13/03/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
‘A great day for outdoor lovers, conservation and the environment' - Fish and Game welcomes the halt to high country tenure reviews
Fish and Game is welcoming the government’s move to end tenure review of the South Island high country, saying the controversial process has cost New Zealanders dearly.
- 14/02/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Protecting New Zealand’s Threatened Wetlands on World Wetlands Day
The public is being encouraged to buy a specially commissioned wildlife habitat stamp to mark World Wetlands Day, with funds raised from sales being used to protect New Zealand’s fast-disappearing…
- 1/02/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Hunters Score Conservation Win With Marlborough Wetland Restoration
The contribution hunters have made to saving and restoring Marlborough’s largest surviving lowland freshwater wetland is being highlighted to mark 2019 World Wetlands Day.
- 31/01/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Be Careful Where You Escape From The Heatwave Fish & Game Warns
As New Zealand swelters though this week’s heatwave, people are being warned to be careful where they cool off with nearly 200 rivers, lakes and streams classed as unsafe for…
- 30/01/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Water pollution is now New Zealanders’ Number One Concern
Pollution of our rivers and lakes is worrying New Zealanders more than any other issue, according to just-released public opinion poll results.
- 2/01/2019
- Richie Cosgrove