Western News: September 29, 2022

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Signs unlock fishing spots for season
MORE THAN 100 new angler
access signs have gone up around
the North Canterbury Fish and
Game region in preparation for
the opening of the fishing season
next month.
The angler access signs unlock
a vast area of fishing spots for
people with a fishing licence.
The signs will largely replace
the worn out, dilapidated signs
– but several are for new access
points.
North Canterbury Fish
and Game has worked with
landowners to secure access
to these spots for anglers. The
access points will also be open
to other river users. There are
more than 400 angler access and
information signs in the region,
all the way from the Southern
Alps to the river mouths on the
coast.
Replacing these signs has
enabled Fish and Game staff to
also see how good the rivers are
looking for the opening of the
new season.
The lowland Selwyn River
is looking in great shape.
Continual strong river flows,
combined with Te Waihora/
Lake Ellesmere having several
periods where it has met the sea,
has made it possible for sea run
trout to enter the system in good
numbers.
The waterways up in the
Hurunui high country were also
in excellent condition and all
OPENING: North Canterbury Fish and Game officer Harry Graham-Samson installs a new angler access sign at the Lower
Selwyn Huts, with Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere in the background.
had good flows when staff visited
during the recent cold snap to
place new signs in the area.
The wet winter has also meant
plenty of water to help sea run
salmon return to the spawning
streams.
The new signs will help salmon
anglers access fishing spots when
they go fishing with the
new $5 sea-run salmon
harvest card required for
sea run salmon fishing.
Said North Canterbury
Fish and Game chief
executive Rasmus
Gabrielsson (right):
“Canterbury anglers have access
to some world-class
fisheries in the region.
We want to help anglers
of all ages and skill levels
access these fantastic
fisheries hence why we
have put in this work
over the winter months
to improve access for anglers.
“Anglers’ licence fees pay
for these signs, and many
anglers don’t realise where their
licence fees go. But whenever
they see an angler access sign
and access a river or lake, they
can see some tangible results
from purchasing a fishing
licence.”
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A word from Ilam MP
Sarah
Pallett
These past few weeks have been a time
of sadness for many following the death
of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty’s
funeral, the New Zealand State Memorial
service, and local memorial services have
been beautiful tributes to a life of devoted
service and dedication to her people.
The New Zealand House of
Representatives adjourned out of respect
and resumed sitting following the
Queen’s funeral.
At the time of writing this article,
we are expecting that the Accident
Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury
and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
will soon come before the House for
consideration at its third and final
reading.
At the moment, many women who
experience birthing injuries are not
eligible for ACC funded treatment and
support. This Bill addresses this historical
inequity.
I want to thank the Minister for ACC,
Hon Carmel Sepuloni, for bringing this
Bill to the House. She has, from the very
beginning, been absolutely determined
that this legislation will ensure that all
maternal birth injuries that can be caused
by childbirth are covered.
I have spent many hours working with
the Labour team on this legislation
and I am immensely proud of it. Using
my past experience as a midwife and
midwifery lecturer I have assisted the
Education Workforce Select Committee
as a subject matter expert to help shape
this legislation.
One of the reasons I became an MP was
to help make people’s lives better, and this
Bill does exactly that. Once enacted into
law it will enable an estimated 28,000
birthing people a year receive prompt
and effective care.
As always, I’m here to help. Please get
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