Hunting and Fishing

  • Campaigns

    Give hunters a seat at the conservation table

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    Hunters are directly affected by decisions regarding the DOC estate, but currently they don't have a seat at the table. The New Zealand Conservation Authority has 13 members, with seats set aside for nominees from iwi, the Royal Society, Forest and Bird, and Federated Mountain Clubs. None for hunters.

    Cameron Luxton’s member’s bill would require the Minister of Conservation to appoint two further members to the board – one appointed on recommendation of the New Zealand Deerstalker’s Association, and one appointed after consultation with both Fish and Game and the Game Animal Council.

    2,103 signatures

    "I'm backing hunter-led conservation, and believe hunters deserve a seat at the table with the Conservation Authority."

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  • People

    Mark Cameron

    Mark Cameron MP is the authentic voice of rural New Zealand. Mark has lived and farmed around the Northland region for 30-years, experiencing a slight change of pace when he was elected to Parliament as an ACT Party MP in 2020. He has a partner, and three children, and still enjoys getting his hands dirty on the farm when not fighting for rural New Zealand in Parliament.

    He’s seen the calamity of rural mental health and understands what MPI inspectors coming on to your land means in practical terms. No party in recent times has had a professional farmer who actually milks cows every morning enter Parliament. While his family manages the farm, Mark speaks for all those who do.