Thread: Eastern F&G Ballot holders to be charged a "maintenance" fee

Building consents and planning permission for maimais, drainage and sewerage and traffic management for access sites. These may sound funny but from what you say its not a great leap as once you start regulating one thing others add on very quickly. The question should be asked how much of these fees will be spent on the admin the new system requires, how much on actual inspection and will it achieve anything.
I have a very low opinion of f&g their aspirations are to be commended but their delivery is severly flawed.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Building consents and planning permission for maimais, drainage and sewerage and traffic management for access sites. These may sound funny but from what you say its not a great leap as once you start regulating one thing others add on very quickly. The question should be asked how much of these fees will be spent on the admin the new system requires, how much on actual inspection and will it achieve anything.
I have a very low opinion of f&g their aspirations are to be commended but their delivery is severly flawed.

I agree. There are some very good people in Eastern F&G, and the intentions of this new system - on the surface - seem fine. After all, any improvements in the wetland that enhance our waterfowl, has to be good. I have seen some parts of the Kaituna wetland choke up with raupo and weed over the last 10 years. However, I cannot see how a "conservative" fee will be enough to pay for manpower to do enough work to maintain all stands. I believe that they will use the fund to clean up some stands that never get maintained, and that brings us back to the rest of us paying to get lazy bastards stands sorted. I say no. Sort out the real problem!

[QUOTEThere are some very good people in Eastern F&G][/QUOTE]

yea where were they when some idiot put in a hen pheasant limit ??
most of easterns counsillors probably to busy poking thier snouts into hawkes bays coffers and bizz.
im kidding sort of ofcourse there are good people in eastern thers just been very little evidence of thir influence in the last year or 3.
our ballots down here at boggy creek, the land now in docs hands but formerly f&g owned, is admisistered by f&g.
the ballots are given to one person and are redone yearly who we have as well in our maimai is only restricted by its size.
im more than a little suspicious and nervous of thier motives given they get a 100 buks a year already to look after wetlands, gamebirds from you already.
have you been asked who you have in your pozzy besides the ballot holder yet. that would make me cringe???

Got my reconfirmation letter today, and it seems that from next year, successful ballot holders will be charged a fee for "Annual Habitat Management".

who physicly owns the wetland f&g or Doc personaly i think they got a fuckin cheek considering if you have multiple ballot holder then you have multiple licence buyers to.

We get checked by rangers every year (twice this year), and police accompanied them this year also. I have nothing to hide, but get annoyed that we get targeted, because everyone has a licence ( a condition of getting a ballot), so just an easy way of stacking up licence checks/ticking boxes? The chance of finding any non-compliance on balloted wetlands is very low.

Originally Posted by Lentil

We get checked by rangers every year (twice this year), and police accompanied them this year also. I have nothing to hide, but get annoyed that we get targeted, because everyone has a licence ( a condition of getting a ballot), so just an easy way of stacking up licence checks/ticking boxes? The chance of finding any non-compliance on balloted wetlands is very low.

I have only been checked once in Thirty Years then the numpty couldn't spell my name as the licence was in my truck I had to fill out his compliance book for him