Jim Mora - Poisoning Lake Manapouri

Posted August 18th 2014 to Jim Mora and the Panel Radio New Zealand.

Here is a game Changer

Remember Norman Kirk ,
National wanted to Raise Lake Manapouri and Lost the Election to Labour

Now National Is Planning to Flood Lake Manapouri our most pristine and Beautiful Lake with 1080 !

As we speak they are ready to drop A Million Dollar Payload of Poison on the Kepler Mountains
If order to come to the rescue of a hand full of bats and Birds who have been Holding out grimly against
Rodents there since the days of the first Europeans..

Today however There is Helicopter activity not seen since the Fall of Saigon to Deliver the Payload
And Our Airport is locked down with Police and DOC Heavies Guarding the Gate for Operation Overkill

This Massive Drop will wash into the lake and out to Doubtful Sound. Fish from Manapouri & Te Anau will be
Suspect as the poisoned rodents are eaten by fish. And its not clear what effect there will be on the Resident Dolphins and Penguins in the Sound
Further down the Food Chain..

I really think Dr Smith has Shot his Party in the Foot with this one!

ODT - Nick Smith's Big 1080 Mistake

Posted 25th August 2014 to the Otago Daily Times Dunedin NZ

I can’t believe that Nick Smith has a Death Wish for himself
Right before an Election he sends out a Squadron of Helicopters to Poison Lake Manapouri
Not only New Zealand’s Most Pristine and Scenic Lake but the LEAST polluted place in the Planet.
It is in fact on our %100 pure poster we send overseas as an example of Purity.

What Can he be thinking?  Lake Manapouri Killed a National Government Before.
Also I Fail to see How the small Population of Yellowheads in the Kepler Mountains Are Considered a Tourist Attraction ?
We Know people come here for Trout Fishing and now that will be very Suspect if contaminated bugs and rodents end up in the Fish Population
As they do.

This has got to be some kind of bizarre maneuver on behalf of the Minister of Conservation to Make Ruth Dyson’s Job a lot tougher this Spring?


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Te Anau - Cycleway Struggle

Posted 10th August 2014 to the Southland Times Invercargill

Thank you for Hannah McLeod's page 3 Story on Aug 8th about the long struggle to get a Cycle way between Te Anau and Manapouri.
People have been cycling in the National Park since they started on the Milford Road... I recall sneaking a push-bike by boat onto the Borland Road in the 1970s before it was open to the Public.

As Kids we use to make regular sojourns out to Supply Bay when that was opened up, keen people could cycle over the Wilmot Pass and nothing unto wards happened. Why anyone would think that Push Bikes are not a traditional way of enjoying the National Park is beyond me. As for the Cycle Trail linking Manapouri to Te Anau..

That was originally a linking of my “Kelper Extension” Track so hikers could choose to exit the Kepler Track to Manapouri Township and Shaun Cantwell’s Desire for a local Bike Trail for sportsmen, health and fitness. But unfortunately on reflection the Idea that such a trail would be a huge attraction made it unpalatable for some key people. It would bring change and change as we know is Scary! Yes if the trail was extended up the Lake Te Anau Shore and out to Mavora and across to Hurricane Passage Lake Manapouri or Down to the Borland Area.. It Would become the Ultimate Bike Ride of the planet (or close second) and our flagging property value would be forced up... About the time we all retire!

Published Page 6  August 13 2014

Southland Times - Team Fontera

Posted 8th July to the Southland Times Newspaper Invercargill

With your news that Dairy Farmers are taking a hit financially one wonders what effect that is
Going to have on our modern Luck Based Economy.
On the surface it looks like Team Fontera is going to have to join the rest of the Workforce of NZ who are
basically working as volunteers for 5 Days a Week to shore up a Dysfunctional Financial System.

I blame Roger Douglas and new age politicians that followed Him who got lazy and turned us over to “Luck” instead of “Management”.
But at least Fontera People have a cooperative and smart managers to shore them up.

Observation tells me all of our Political Parties seem to be operating on the premise that our luck will never run out and a bit of
Financial redistribution is all that is needed to fix any problem, then our Modern Politicians have never known want or War like our Grandparents had to live with.
Commerce is slightly different: one thing I bet... Fontera Directors rarely get Elected because they are Sexy on TV or are smooth orators.
They get the Job for more serious reasons, like managing the ups and downs of luck. Consequently I suspect team Fontera are going to be fairing better than most of us hangers on.

We should all be shareholders in NZ not worn out Volunteers...  Perhaps someone should form a Fontera Party!


Published page 6 Monday August 11th 2014

Radio NZ - David Cunliffe Beat Up

Posted 4th July 2014 to Jim Mora and the Panel Radio New Zealand

Why are we beating up the Labour Party about their leadership?

There are a Lot of other things this Nation should be a bit grim about...

In the old days we liked to pick pick our leaders for ability and purpose,
today its a popularity Contest... People Voted G W Bush in because He looked like a Fun Guy
And True to Form Despite Death and Destruction He always had a casual face for the Public
And he is still smiling today though I cant Figure why unless he is devoid of all Empathy for
His collateral Damage.

Let's Not Forget this Country took a huge hit when its second biggest city fell because of too much optimism.

There are More Storms ahead we will face and we are limping Economically and Emotionally

I know no good reason in particular we can’t have a leader with a serious face and a serious Mr Fix it Attitude?

NY Times - Israel Evacuation Plan

Posted 1 August 2014 to the New York Times Public Opinion

 I think America should apologize to the Jewish people for letting them think they could all go and live in Palestine.
It is Clear that they thought they would be there till the end of time under the protection of the United States Military Complex Umbrella.
But it’s darn hard to live in a nation planted amongst hostile Neighbors...  If America at some point fails to hold back the angry hoards
Where are the Israelis going to live ?  GW Bush Started too many Wars and the US Government is broken and refuses to follow it’s executive branch
so that gives all the angry people a chance for rebellion they wouldn’t normally have.

I think a Plan B should at least be considered for a Jewish Homeland... Madagascar was one past suggestion, some one even mentioned Detroit.
Hollywood joked about Central Mexico. Maybe their patron Rupert Murdoch could pull some strings and get them a Mega Ranch on the East Coast of Australia!

But Seriously,  What if the USA is just stretched too thin. We promised them Never Again with the Holocaust, can we deliver.

Fiordland Advocate - 1080 Kepler Birdsong

Posted 31st of July 2014 to the Fiordland Advocate Te Anau

With the immanent Bombardment of the Kepler Mountains and the Iris Burn Valley with Chemical Toxins from the Department of Conservation
There are a couple of things I would like to ask, What about the Iris Burn Bat Colony ? Isn’t that going to take a direct hit?
Also the “Kids restore the Kepler” seems to be a bit redundant if the pristine environment takes a knock like the Chemical drop that is due shortly.

Hasn’t Nature started sorting out kind of order with introduced species ? What are the unintended Consequences? Mice eat Beach Mast yes but they also eat
Insects such as Wasp larva and the Trout and Eels Eat the Mice.. I don’t know what happens when you add Toxin to the Food Chain but something will happen.
I would expect an imbalance at the very least.