CORANZ

Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand (Inc)

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Wellington
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CORANZ News

Welcome to the CORANZ News page. Here we hope to reference all of the latest news concerning CORANZ and its member organisations.

CORANZ 2011 Annual General Meeting
Septmber 2011
CORANZ 2011 Annual General Meeting
The 2011 CORANZ AGM was held in Wellington on Sunday, 18th September 2011. The documents relevent to the AGM can be found on our Resources Page.
Introducing SHOT
August 2011
The latest organisation to join CORANZ is the Sporting Hunters' Outdoor Trust (SHOT). To find out more about this organisation, or how you can be involved, click here ....
Outdoor Recreation threatened
October 2011

CORANZ has slammed successive Governments protection of Outdoor Recreation as 'poor' and 'disappointing'. Find out why, by clicking here ....
CORANZ has a web page devoted to the 2011 General Election under Current Issues.

Other News

The Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association has described the current Blue Cod Fishing Regulations as 'an absolute shambles'. Find out why by clicking here ......

Find out more about the MRFA from our Members page.

Spotlighting Shooters Slammed

February 2012

A national hunting group, Sporting Hunters' Outdoor Trust, (SHOT) has slammed shooters who spotlight deer, describing them as lacking hunting sakills and a blight on sporting hunters. Laurie Collins spokesman for SHOT referring to "spotlighter hunters" as newspapers often did was a misnomer.

"They are simply wanton shooters who like the drunken driver among motorists, are a blight on the law abiding majority.

It is illegal by law to shoot from a vehicle or to carry a loaded firearm in one. Similarly shooting from boats in areas like the Marlborough Sounds was not only dangerous and unsporting but illegal too.

Laurie Collins called on fines regarding firearm offences to be updated. Judges should be severe with maximum fines and confiscation of vehicles and boats.

Spotlighting shooters operated late at night and caused stress to farmers and families. At times their indiscriminate shooting resulted in deer wounded and even stock shot.

Laurie Collins called on the Department of Conservation to enforce their law that no shooting be done on public lands during the hours of darkness.

"The department needs to police and forcibly enforce the rules," he said.

Regarding the Turangi death of a woman caused by spotlighters, Laurie Collins said not only the shooter but all of those involved - driver and spot light holder - should be charged with maximum penalties.

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PO Box 1876
Wellington
hugh@infosmart.co.nz

CORANZ

CORANZ News

CORANZ 2011 Annual General Meeting

Introducing SHOT

Outdoor Recreation threatened

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