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regionally autonomous bodies (similar to district or regional councils, but with far fewer functions) governed by elected fish and game councillors, who are elected every three years by adult full season license-holders across the respective region. The New
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Zealand are the responsibility of various local and regional councils, and also the underlying landowner. Therefore, advocacy in the public planning processes that set the rules for these environments is an important role of Fish and Game.
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hinted at widespread dissatisfaction among the environmental groups on the Land and Water Forum, and wondered whether other groups would follow Fish & Game's lead to also resign from the forum.
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and made up of 50 environmental, recreational and industry groups. Johnson justified the move by claiming that the government had walked away from the collaborative approach, whilst the
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