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Yesterday’s Waste, Tomorrow’s ResourceMuch of today's environmental debate is dominated by regulation, restrictions and ...
28/08/2026

Yesterday’s Waste, Tomorrow’s Resource

Much of today's environmental debate is dominated by regulation, restrictions and conflict. Whether the issue is freshwater, forestry, conservation or climate policy, discussions often revolve around what should be prohibited, limited or controlled. Occasionally, however, a different kind of environmental story emerges. The Marlborough Circular W**e Programme is one such example. Supported by almost $7 million in combined government and industry funding, the programme aims to convert waste produced during the winemaking process into a valuable organic soil amendment that can be returned to vineyards....

Much of today’s environmental debate is dominated by regulation, restrictions and conflict. Whether the issue is freshwater, forestry, conservation or climate policy, discussions often revol…

Environment Commissioner Calls for Phasing Forestry from ETSSpecial report Converting top pasture to carbon farming of p...
28/08/2026

Environment Commissioner Calls for Phasing Forestry from ETS

Special report Converting top pasture to carbon farming of pines Forestry should be phased out of New Zealand's "rudderless" Emissions Trading Scheme reports Radio NZ, because it is allowing climate pollution to continue, the country's environmental watchdog says. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is calling for the scheme to be overhauled, with a moratorium on allowing new forests to earn carbon credits in the meantime....

Special reportConverting top pasture to carbon farming of pines Forestry should be phased out of New Zealand’s “rudderless” Emissions Trading Scheme reports Radio NZ, because it …

Changing the Rules After the DebateParliament exists for more than passing legislation. It exists to ensure proposed law...
28/08/2026

Changing the Rules After the Debate

Parliament exists for more than passing legislation. It exists to ensure proposed laws are tested, challenged, amended and scrutinised before they become law. Public submissions, select committee hearings and parliamentary debate are all intended to improve legislation by exposing weaknesses, identifying unintended consequences and allowing those affected to have their say. That process only works if the legislation being debated is substantially the same legislation that ultimately becomes law....

Parliament exists for more than passing legislation. It exists to ensure proposed laws are tested, challenged, amended and scrutinised before they become law. Public submissions, select committee …

Carbon Credits or Productive Landscapes?The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reignited an important di...
26/08/2026

Carbon Credits or Productive Landscapes?

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reignited an important discussion about the future of New Zealand's landscapes. His latest report argues that forestry should gradually be removed from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), or at least its role significantly restricted, because the current system is encouraging carbon offsetting rather than reducing emissions at their source. The recommendation will inevitably be viewed through the lens of climate policy, but there is a broader question that deserves equal attention....

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reignited an important discussion about the future of New Zealand’s landscapes. His latest report argues that forestry should gradually…

A Major Election Issue Should be the Death of Democracyby Tony Orman The forgotten Number One issue this Election is the...
26/08/2026

A Major Election Issue Should be the Death of Democracy

by Tony Orman The forgotten Number One issue this Election is the Demise of Democracy. It doesn’t matter what the issue is because it’s with every issue. Even the new whiz kid of technology AI is worried. AI says “New Zealand remains a stable parliamentary democracy with a strong record of free and fair elections, but legal experts, academics, and political groups have raised concerns regarding "democratic backsliding" and executive overreach....

 by Tony Orman The forgotten Number One issue this Election is the Demise of Democracy. It doesn’t matter what the issue is because it’s with every issue.  Even the new whiz kid of techn…

Hunter Spins Entertaining Yarns in New BookBook Review “Hunting Distant Places” by Daryl Crimp published by Bateman Book...
26/08/2026

Hunter Spins Entertaining Yarns in New Book

Book Review “Hunting Distant Places” by Daryl Crimp published by Bateman Books. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Daryl Crimp is well known in fishing and hunting circles for his countless articles on sea fishing and in his earlier days as editor of the Nelson-based “The Fishing Paper and Hunting News”. He is multi-talented - a writer, restauranteur, radio host on a Nelson station, cartoonist and by his own admission “a born storyteller.” …...

Book Review“Hunting Distant Places” by Daryl Crimp  published by Bateman Books. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony OrmanDaryl Crimp is well known in fishing and hunting circle…

Sam Gibson Writes a Top Book of Hunting YarnsBook Review “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns” by Sam Gibson, published by Allen a...
26/08/2026

Sam Gibson Writes a Top Book of Hunting Yarns

Book Review “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns” by Sam Gibson, published by Allen and Unwin, price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman Sam Gibson really made a great book writing debut with “Sam the Trap Man”, which in a sense set a very high standard to follow. Consequently it’s not surprising - talking to myself - that his recently published second book “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns” just quite doesn’t compare....

Book Review “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns” by Sam Gibson, published by Allen and Unwin, price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman Sam Gibson really made a great book writing debut with “Sam the Trap Man”, …

Conservation Has a Cost. Who Should Pay?One of the more interesting debates emerging from the Government's replacement o...
26/08/2026

Conservation Has a Cost. Who Should Pay?

One of the more interesting debates emerging from the Government's replacement of the Resource Management Act has received surprisingly little public attention. It is not about whether native bush, wetlands or outstanding landscapes should be protected. Most New Zealanders would agree that they should. The real question is much simpler: Who should pay for that protection? Recent debate over amendments to the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill has highlighted two very different perspectives....

One of the more interesting debates emerging from the Government’s replacement of the Resource Management Act has received surprisingly little public attention. It is not about whether nativ…

H5N1: The Situation Is ChangingOnly a few weeks ago, H5N1 avian influenza appeared to be a distant concern for New Zeala...
20/08/2026

H5N1: The Situation Is Changing

Only a few weeks ago, H5N1 avian influenza appeared to be a distant concern for New Zealand. While isolated cases had been detected in Australia, the advice remained much the same: be alert, but avoid unnecessary alarm. Recent events suggest that assessment now deserves updating. South Australia has reported three mass mortality events involving more than 1,000 crested terns across remote offshore islands....

Only a few weeks ago, H5N1 avian influenza appeared to be a distant concern for New Zealand. While isolated cases had been detected in Australia, the advice remained much the same: be alert, but a…

Beyond the Slogans: What Does the Conservation Bill Actually Do?Recent emails and public demonstrations organised by Gre...
19/08/2026

Beyond the Slogans: What Does the Conservation Bill Actually Do?

Recent emails and public demonstrations organised by Greenpeace show that concern about the Conservation Amendment Bill remains strong. Protesters gathered throughout New Zealand under banners calling for the Bill to be scrapped, arguing that it threatens public conservation land and represents a broader "war on nature". Public engagement in conservation is healthy. New Zealand's conservation estate exists because generations of New Zealanders have valued it, supported it through taxation, and expected governments to protect it for future generations....

Recent emails and public demonstrations organised by Greenpeace show that concern about the Conservation Amendment Bill remains strong. Protesters gathered throughout New Zealand under banners cal…

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