Fish & Game’s challenge attempt to establish a right to roam on pastoral lease land was an expensive business for pastoral lessees and the Crown who were defendants.
It was also costly for the organisation and not just in financial terms. It has caused serious internal ructions.
The Timaru Herald reports that Central South Island Fish & Game has passed a vote of no confidence in the organisation’s national chief executive, Bryce Johnson.
Fish & Game is funded from fishing and hunting licences. Many pastoral lessees hold licences are were livid that they were paying for the court action three times - through their licence fees for the body taking the action and both as taxpayers and lessees for the defence.
Anecdotal evidence from people hunting and fishing on their land supported lessees’ contention that Fish & Game didn’t have whole hearted support of its members for the action. This vote of no confidence supports the anecdotes.
you’re fishing – from a biased start. Pot calling the kettle, methinks?
I make no secret of my bias but you’ve lost me on the pot & kettle.