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Water Pollution Remains Major Concern For New Zealanders
Pollution of our rivers and lakes is one of New Zealanders’ top two concerns, according to public opinion poll results.
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Otago Fish and Game chief executive calls time
Otago Fish and Game Council’s chief executive, Niall Watson has given notice of his intention to retire in the first half of the New Year.
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Fonterra confirms industrial dairying now unsustainable
Fish & Game is welcoming Fonterra’s first ever sustainability report in 16 years on its environmental performance, saying it shows the corporate dairy giant is scrambling to respond to public...
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Shut the gate on polluters, Fonterra urged
Corporate dairy giant Fonterra is being urged to “shut the gate” on its environmentally damaging suppliers instead of trying to charm the public with expensive public relations spin.
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Government crackdown on foreign farm buyers welcomed
The government’s decision to tighten rules on farm purchases by foreign buyers is being welcomed by Fish & Game as long overdue.
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‘Too little, too late’ - Fish & Game says Dairy NZ must do more to protect the environment
Fish & Game is critical of Dairy NZ’s strategic vision for the dairy sector, saying it is a decade late and the industry must act sooner to protect the environment...
Fonterra ‘desperate’ to restore public support for dairy
Fish & Game says Fonterra has now realised it must act quickly to meet public demand for better water quality instead of relying on spending millions on slick PR campaigns...
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Fish & Game backs call for farming sector to face environmental responsibilities
Fish & Game is backing calls for the farming sector to properly tackle the environmental challenges it is facing, saying farming leaders must face up to their responsibilities.
Fish & Game welcomes new government as win for environment
Fish & Game is welcoming the formation of the new government, saying it is a win for the environment.
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Fish & Game salutes outgoing Parliamentary Commissioner for Environment
Fish & Game New Zealand is paying tribute to outgoing Parliamentary Commission for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, saying her time in the role has benefitted all New Zealanders.
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Fish & Game welcomes sentencing of Blenheim man
Fish & Game says the sentence handed down to a Blenheim man today for firearm and hunting offences is a welcome deterrent to others considering flouting gun and wildlife laws.
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Rethink needed on waterway fencing requirements
New research on keeping stock out of rivers and streams requires an urgent and radical rethink of the current national riparian fencing strategy, according to Fish & Game.
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Call for honesty in water debate
Opponents of water quality proposals are being called on to bring honesty and reality to the debate on improving New Zealand’s waterways.
Voters urged to get out and vote in the ‘swimmable’ election
As voting for the 2017 General Election begins, people are being urged to have their say in what Fish & Game is describing as the ‘swimmable’ election.
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Government’s new irrigation focus ‘a cynical smokescreen’
Fish & Game is dismissing as “cynical” and “a smokescreen” the government’s claim it is giving the crown’s irrigation company a new environmental focus.
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Voters urged to take ‘hard look’ at political promises this election
With just over a fortnight until the General Election on September 23, voters are being urged to take a hard look at which political parties will do the most to...
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Political parties speak
Who will you vote for? Fish & Game NZ gave our politicians the chance to outline their policy positions on the issues important to anglers and hunters.
Disappointment at Hawke’s Bay Regional Council opposition to Ngaruroro River Water Conservation Orde
Fish & Game is disappointed the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is opposing a Water Conservation Order to protect the Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers.
Farming sector urged to back Ngaruroro River Water Conservation Order
The farming sector is being urged to build on its pledge to make all rivers swimmable by backing the application for a Water Conservation Order on Hawke’s Bay’s Ngaruroro and...
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Fish & Game salutes farming pledge to make rivers swimmable
Fish & Game has applauded the pledge by Federated Farmers to make all New Zealand rivers swimmable.
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