Have your say on the future of hunting and game animals in New Zealand The establishment committee for the New Zealand Game Animal Council is holding a series of public meetings to both inform and seek feedback on their formation Auckland 12 October 2009 7PM Hillsborough Room, Fickling Convention Centre, 546 Mt
Albert RoadSee the NZGAG site for other venue dates Read the discussion paper to get all the details of why this is required
The NZ Game Animal Hunting Council Terms of Reference for the establishment committee
One clear message from the Ministerial Panel was the need for greater
co-ordination of New Zealand’s many and varied hunting sector groups and
interests. A majority of the Panel recommended the establishment of a Big Game
Hunting Council to co-ordinate and foster hunting and farming interests in deer,
chamois, tahr and wild pigs.
The role of this Establishment Committee is
to support New Zealand’s range of hunting interests across the sector to develop
one national-level body that represents and advocates all their
interests.
The Establishment Committee will advise the government on the
creation of the Big Game Hunting Council, as a statutory authority, to carry
out, inter alia, the following functions and responsibilities:
- To
encourage participation in hunting and farming of deer, chamois, tahr and wild
pigs.
- To co-ordinate hunting activities to reduce conflicts.
- To
establish agreed national standards for hunting activities.
- To advocate
for the interests of its membership to the Minister of Conservation and to the
public generally.
- Develop management strategies for big game
animals.
- To advise the Minister on matters relating to the management of
big game animals in New Zealand.
- Any other matters the Establishment
Committee or the Minister may consider necessary.
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