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Geez, the sods (Labour) can't leave anything alone can they?
Thanks @Woody for letting us know.
Nice one, all done, Changed the 1st line so it looks a little less generic
Without getting "Political" there is an easy way to kill David Parker's RMA Reforms dead in October. Just sayin'.
this will be another push from the Maori caucus in labour(they are actually running the show)to give Maori more power to decide how things are done.
done , and can't belive 317 views and only 5 replies on here , i hope this isn't a indication of apathie
and just people keeping their views to themselves .
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How much more "seriously concerning" stuff can this lot keep cranking out prior to the showdown in Oct??
Done. woody. Bastards.
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Did do didums but it's pushing shit uphill. The division of nz is well on the way. Only a miracle can save it now.
Done and forwarded to a few.
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Done for what it's worth, but I think we're going to be on the losing side in the long run.
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Done and forwarded to non forum mates, Thanks Woody for bringing this to our attention
Done, Just seems almost unbelievable, unregulated free-for-all on freshwater fisheries?? surely the ramifications for guiding industry/tourism,the International bad look etc would pull the rug out from under it.
Rest of the world: I bet you couldn't take NZ from a bucket list trout fishing destination to somewhere that isn't on most world maps...
Labour: Hold my chai latte...
Apologies for the slightly political snipe!
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Went out for a beer with a mate and some of his mates recently. All in their forties, keen hunters and saltwater fishermen. Somehow the subject of trout came up and all of them thought there was no place for trout in NZ. I'm sure some people on this forum take the same view. I obviously don't agree, but the rights/wrongs of this discussion is not the point. This kind of thinking is becoming more prevalent, if not the mainstream view. I doubt F&G scraping together a few pennies from licence holders will hold out against concerted political pressure for very long. Let's hope we get a change of government.
Done - again somewhat doubtful what difference it will make. Especially as so much is rammed through under urgency and minimal or ignored consultation, just agenda driven. However I don't want to turn this into a politics debate, but appreciate awareness being raised!
@MB - agree to some extent that trout are exotic, but what about beef and sheep? It is exactly the same. Same with kiwifruit, grapes and apples. Somehow, if we cultivate the exotic bovid/ovid behind a fence, it's magically different from taking an exotic fish from an unfenced stream. We need to look at things holistically. The benefit of the trout fishery to NZ is huge, and in terms of looking after water quality, an added bonus.
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Glob...of-New-Zealand
This is another reason some introduced species should have some protection. We aren’t the other people that hold them in high regard.
Probably the same people trying to get rid off them that would have been there for a photo opportunity calling it conservation
Our new King might be able to help. Seriously, he is patron of many field sports https://www.thefield.co.uk/news/hm-k...passions-50268
You are preaching to the converted. People should consider the environment as a whole, beef, sheep, fertilisers, cities, roads, sewerage, landfill, humans! etc and take introduced species in that context. Not having a pop at farmers or anyone else. All of these things contribute to our well being, health and happiness. Trout seem to push buttons because fishing for them isn't mainstream and populations are actively maintained. This is a pretty unusual situation in NZ with the exception of game birds in some places.
There were no poaka in old NZ. They were introduced same as potatoes grain crops and sheep. Some of the old maori on Taupo consider trout to be "native". I'd be surprised if wild pig poaka and kunikuni wer'ent considered in the same way.
Also consider honeybees and chickens, then hydroelectric power and geothermal energy.
There is massive political and ethnicity hypocrisy in our country.
Done, thanks for that.
This recalls the recent comments on RNZ by Roger Lentle about how deer actually fill the ecological niche that moa once did regarding the mid and under storey of the bush. The problem is the lack of predators. That's whee we come in. If we get rid of all the deer, the ecology would be even more out of whack. I wonder if trout fill an important role since other freshwater species are extinct that we'd only directive afterwards
Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.
Without wishing to start an a debate this is just an observation...
The way this "problem" is framed is that this is an attack on your access and rights to pursue your interests.
If you read a little further, it appears that the protections that the exisiting regulatory groups have currently are under threat, not explicitly your individual rights to follow your own interests.
These two different representations are not the same thing.
Now I agree if F&G feels threatened it is worthy of a debate and the downsides might be significant for all of us.
I also agree that this govt is duplicitous to the max and has no interest in looking after it's own citizens rights and privileges. Anything that they do in this sphere requires cynicism and close examination...
I just don't like being PR'd and manipulated by anybody..... especially from those, who are in the first instance looking after their own rear ends...