Thread: 1080 KILLING FISH

Originally Posted by Dundee

Unfortunately only 16000 voted for the Ban 1080 party

Probably because most people realise you need more than one policy to be worth putting in parliament?

Not saying it isn't an issue, but I don't know that forming a political party is the most effective way of getting people in power to actually think about it.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Probably because most people realise you need more than one policy to be worth putting in parliament?

Not saying it isn't an issue, but I don't know that forming a political party is the most effective way of getting people in power to actually think about it.

Yes 'Gravel Ben' We still think it was worth it. We got 'Ban 1080' on the ballot paper and that for us was worth it. We had a hell of a problem registering the party. The powers that be put every obstacle they could up to stop us. In the end it was in the hands of the Legal Beagals and we got there.

Its the way we got Clyde Graf voted in as the Waikato Regional Councillor for Coromandel. Single issue pretty well. (No more 1080 in Coromandel) Everyone knew what he was standing for.

With such a short time left ( two days before registration closed) we went into the election ill prepared but we will be well prepared next time. We lost a lot of potential votes to NZ First who fielded a strong anti 1080 candidate in Richard Prosser (Good on Him) Winston has already attacked the Government over poisoning our trout eels and fresh water crayfish since the election.

A single issue party is good in many ways. They have nothing to trade away as so often happens in coalition Governments. (I will forget about this, if you back me on that) United Future have been good over the years, its thanks to them we have a Game Action Council that has some influence.

All is good though. But you don't roll a 300 million dollar a year industry without a long drawn out dirty fight.