COVID-19: Duck shooting delayed
The Government has announced that the duck shooting season will go ahead – albeit delayed until NZ goes into Level 2.
An independent review of Fish & Game will provide an “organisational health check”, according to the Government.
This statutory agency is responsible for managing most of New Zealand’s game bird hunting and freshwater fishing.
“The laws governing Fish & Game were enacted some 30 years ago. An organisational health check is timely to make sure Fish and Game’s governance and organisational arrangements are fit for purpose today,” says Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage.
Details have now been released of a targeted ministerial review of the governance of Fish and Game New Zealand and regional Fish and Game councils.
Two independent experts, former Law Commission member and former Secretary for Justice Belinda Clark and former Environment Court commissioner John Mills have been appointed to undertake the review.
New Zealand Fish and Game Council Chair Paul Shortis says the statutory agency is welcoming the review.
"Fish & Game was established in 1990 and continues a proud tradition of managing sports fish and game birds on behalf of all New Zealanders," says Shortis.
"This review offers the chance to reflect on thirty years of Fish & Game’s work and to ensure we are best placed to maximise the opportunities for game bird hunters and freshwater anglers in the coming years."
It is anticipated that the review panel will produce a report by the end of 2020.
Further information on the review is available here.
'A lot of interest and positive responses' appears to be the way farmers are viewing the Government's initiative to hold a series of woolshed meetings around the country.
A Southland farming leader wants the regional council to delay a proposed regional rates hike, much of which is intended to fund flood protection works.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) says access to personal banking services in rural communities is fundamental to promoting outcomes that benefit Kiwi consumers.
A group set up to boost education and promotion of wool says it has made positive strides during the first year of its three-year strategy.
Meat processor ANZCO Foods says despite a challenging business environment, it has posted a net profit before tax of $61 million for 2023.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.
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