Opinion

The Fight for Gun Rights in New Zealand Has Begun

February 24, 2025

The Government has committed to improving New Zealand’s firearms rules to provide greater protection of public safety and make the rules easier to understand.

Bushpig – the One Rifle that Does it All

by James Airey

February 24, 2025

When I first started hunting about 2005, the thought of what we now know as a ‘bushpig’ being a rifle that can do many things would’ve been, to put it mildly, almost unheard of.

Editors Letter – January/February

by Dave Benfell

December 16, 2024

As the dust settles on yet another Sika Show, its success made me think about how far we’ve come over the last ten years.

NZDA Hunting and Wildlife Summer – a COLFO Update

by Hugh Devereux-Mack

December 16, 2024

As we reach the year’s end, the team of dedicated Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) volunteers reflects on a long year of advocacy.

How Hunting Helps Mental Health

by Alex Ritchie

December 16, 2024

People hunt for different reasons. For some people, it’s purely to put meat on the table; others want a big rack of antlers on the wall and will spend countless days in the wild searching for ‘the one’.

Should We Get the Lead Out?

by Bre Lewis

December 16, 2024

Research into lead fragments from bullets in game meat has encouraged us to explore using copper bullets for meat hunting.

The British Empire Exhibition – Wembley 1924 and the New Zealand Deer Heads

by Kevin J. Whitelaw

December 16, 2024

Precisely 100 years ago in 1924, the British Empire Exhibition, a trade show, was held at Wembley in England. It included a display of some of New Zealand’s finest deer-stalking trophies, and they attracted worldwide attention.

The Story of Svord Knives

by Bryan Baker

December 16, 2024

The farm workshop was filled with all sorts of junk, and behind a shelf, I found a World War II bayonet. As a 9-year-old, I’d never seen anything like it before.