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Southland farmers urged to boycott Fish & Game after "continuous" pushback

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 8:52am
Federated Farmers Southland are calling for a boycott of angler access due to Fish & Game's support of a recent court decision. Photo / Unsplash
Federated Farmers Southland are calling for a boycott of angler access due to Fish & Game's support of a recent court decision. Photo / Unsplash

Southland farmers urged to boycott Fish & Game after "continuous" pushback

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 8:52am

A call to action from Federated Farmers Southland for locals to boycott Fish & Game. 

It wants members to block anglers from their land by removing access signs, replacing them with an orange ribbon. 

It follows a court decision requiring many of the region's farmers to gain a resource consent to lawfully operate. 

Fed Farmers Southland President Jason Herrick says they're fed up with Fish & Game's anti-farming rhetoric. 

He told Mike Hosking that it’s been an ongoing process with Fish & Game pushing back against everything they’re doing, and this is the straw that broke the camel’s back. 

Herrick says that in their opinion, the court decision being made by one person, is not democratic. 

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