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The NZFFA is an affiliation of angling clubs from throughout NZ. It has been operating continuously since 1974. 
It is an independent organisation which represents the collective interests of the anglers who participate in freshwater sports fishing in New Zealand.
Affiliated clubs and members have full participation and voting rights within the Federation, including participation in the AGM and the election of executive officers.
The Federation works to identify and resolve national issues affecting freshwater angling in NZ, and supports member clubs and organisations in their efforts to resolve local issues. The Federation's strength lies in its independence and the number of anglers it represents. We are also here to advocate for, and to celebrate the joy of, freshwater fishing. 
The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Federation was held at the Latimer Hotel in Christchurch on April 25th and 26th. Read the minutes of the AGM here.
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Written by Andrew Howard
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Monday, 21 September 2009 18:53 |
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The Hurunui Water Project (HWP) plans to build a 75-metre high dam in the south branch of the Hurunui River, creating a 7km-long lake, with about 525ha of the Hurunui's pristine south branch being inundated papers filed with Environment Canterbury show.
Together with a 2nd dam at the outlet of lake Sumner that would raise Lake Sumner's level by up to 3.2m, an extra 138 million cubic metres of water would be stored for irrigation.
Under the plan, up to 32 cubic metres per second of water will be diverted from the Hurunui River into an intake and canal system for irrigation and hydro-power generation.
Dairying now occupies 9 per cent of HWP's irrigable area, but 45 per cent of the land is expected to convert to dairy if the irrigation plan is approved.
Environmentalists are outraged, especially because of a proposed water-conservation order for the Hurunui River. Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said the project "will effectively privatise what is a public resource, which is a wild river, and using the water to carry out a huge dairy conversion in Canterbury".
"The implications are that we will lose one of the last wild rivers," he said.
Despite the massive implications to fishing, kayaking and wildlife, the area will be transformed from a nationally significant, pristine, backcountry resource to an 'irrigation scheme' with roadways and infrastructure that will sour the natural heritage of the park forever.
Please join us in a public demonstration of our concern at the Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel St, 12.15pm16 October.
We will walk alongside the Avon to Victoria Square. Your support will help us convey to the authorities, here and in Wellington, the importance of this issue to the people of Canterbury.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 14:56 |
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Written by Andrew Howard
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Thursday, 16 July 2009 13:17 |
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Casting for Recovery (CFR) provides retreats at no cost to participants, which allow women whose lives have been profoundly affected by breast cancer to gather in a beautiful, natural setting and learn to fly fish.
It offers women an opportunity to experience the peace and solitude and the chance to be in the moment that fly fishing provides. The retreat also incorporates a range of other services to promote mental and physical well-being.For more information, please visit the website
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2009 13:29 |
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Written by HELEN MURDOCH - Nelson - The Press
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 09:45 |
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A $1 million feasibility study on a proposed hydro scheme for Murchison's Matakitaki River has been put on hold.
Electricity retailer Network Tasman was to announce yesterday whether it would go ahead with the study.
However, chief executive Wayne Mackey said public consultation had raised some issues and it could be two years before a decision was made.
Network Tasman is considering developing up to four hydro dams on the Matakitaki, a popular kayaking river.
Whitewater New Zealand conservation officer Tony Ward-Holmes said it provided feedback from more than 200 kayakers opposing the proposal.
He said an early study had not taken environmental, economic and recreational factors into account.
Network Tasman had also used old river-flow data, he said.
Ward-Holmes said it was likely Network Tasman was waiting for the second phase of resource management plan amendments that could ease the project's consent process.
"This would be the greatest loss of a recreational amenity to power generation in the country, and we will fight it to the death." |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2009 09:46 |
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Written by Ken Sims
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It is spring. The days lengthen. The rain is less frequent and lighter. Warmth returns to the sunshine. Plants burst forth from winter’s dormancy into bud, green leaf and flowers. Down on the river the willows branches have suddenly changed from orange to green as they burst into leaf. The flows have fallen and stabilised, no longer does the rivers winter rages balloon out of control, ripping and tearing at the banks in muddy torrents. The water flows clear over clean beds, washed of last summers excesses. In those flows the trout feed freely on increasing insect life. The urgency and the trials of winters spawning are forgotten. It is a time of recovery, reconditioning, and renewal.
A new fishing season is beginning. There are licences to buy, rods to inspect, reels to lubricate, lines to dress and recondition, and flies to tie. In the spring sunshine, boots and packs are again prepared for the fray. Nylon tested – check. Hooks sharpened – check. Sunscreen and insect repellent – check. Didymo spray – check.
How many times have you arrived at a favourite stretch of river after a winter’s break, only to find that it has changed beyond all recognition? Favourite pools and runs have disappeared. The river may have changed course completely. That is part of the frustration and the attraction of fishing. For each pool or run lost will have been replaced by another elsewhere. It is up to you to go and find them!
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