Mr Tuna - saving the rangitaiki's taonga
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Topic: Mr Tuna - saving the rangitaiki's taonga
Posted By: Catchelot
Subject: Mr Tuna - saving the rangitaiki's taonga
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2016 at 11:21am
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http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/spectrum/audio/201764140/mr-tuna-saving-the-rangitaikis-taonga" rel="nofollow - http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/spectrum/audio/201764140/mr-tuna-saving-the-rangitaiki's-taonga |
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2016 at 11:29am
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Wow, now that man deserves a knighthood. Man is a hero. ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: FishMan
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2016 at 11:30am
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Posted By: o Neill
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2016 at 12:25pm
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Its time that people such as this environmentalist are recognised for awards, does more than the likes of those Sandford individuals who got some self appointed sustainability award or some of those who get New Zealander of the Year.
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2016 at 12:42pm
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Very well said Oneil yes he deserves a medal
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Posted By: o Neill
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2016 at 1:12pm
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So how do we get him recognised? Saving an endangered species.
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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2016 at 11:16am
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Great story Al. How do you go about nominating a bloke like that for a gong? Seems like such an unassuming bloke too - very cool. ------------- "Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed |
Posted By: Fraser Hocks
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 9:17am
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http://nzawards.org.nz/
Just saying!
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Posted By: o Neill
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 9:29am
| Thanks lets get him some recognition. |
Posted By: kaimaikid
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 1:06pm
| Getting the recognition he deserves may help him getting future funding for his project.... |
Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 3:16pm
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Well done Fraser - thanks for the link. My nomination is in. I nominated Local Hero, but you guys decide for yourself. There is a bit of a drama trying to fill in all his details etc. as I don't know this guy from a bar of soap, but I contacted a very efficient person in Takapauna who can do the nomination on your behalf. Just need to have your name and contact details. Here is the info below. Jessica Connors Awards Coordinator – New Zealander of the Year Awards mailto:[email protected]" rel="nofollow - [email protected] p. 09 377 1794 tollfree (nz). 0508 692 927 a. PO Box 331329, Takapuna, Auckland 0740, New Zealand w. Macintosh%20HD:/nzawards.org.nz" rel="nofollow - I also added the link to this video so she could see what i was on about. Lets try do something for this bloke as a collective group on here - really think he deserves some recognition for this. Anyway, that's my take on it.  ------------- "Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 4:11pm
Well done Kev - beers all around to you
And I have emailed my nomination through... So c'mon lads lets be having ya
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Posted By: kitno
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 4:27pm
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What an awesome bloke giving his time to save those eel's and fish. That's exactly the type of person that deserves an award. Good on him
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 4:33pm
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Moved and stickied to the briney bar for maximum exposure at the request of cachelot. Edit:- I too have used Jaapies link, but also looked up this.... https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/nominations/faq https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/nominations/faq" rel="nofollow - NZ honours nominations ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: Fraser Hocks
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 5:38pm
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Thanks for that guys. My nomination is going in right now. Bloody work got in the way of making my submission earlier today. I should nominate my wife for putting up with me all these years! God knows she is a patent woman!!
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Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 10:49pm
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Done ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2016 at 8:40am
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Thanx Jaapie & Fraser for initiating the process, which hopefully will be successful as a result. Towards that aim, perhaps it would be helpful to co ordinate the category in which to lodge the nomination from the choice below :- Please
advise what category: New
Zealander of the Year Young
NZer of the Year Senior
NZer of the Year Community
Group of the Year Innovator of the Year Local Hero of the Year Personally I chose either of the two ( in red ) above as being the most appropriate & stand the best chance of being successful. ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2016 at 9:21am
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Apparently you are allowed to chose both, so that is what I did. ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2016 at 9:36am
Yeah Capt. so did I altho I think only one can qualify for final selection & presumably it will be the category that receives the most nominations. ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Capt Asparagus wrote:Posted By: o Neill
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 4:10pm
| Definitely support those two categories. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 7:02pm
| DONE. |
Posted By: o Neill
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 7:14pm
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Good one. Do we know if we can give support for this or is it left up to the judges?
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Posted By: cirrus
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2016 at 2:14pm
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A man of insight ,passion and dedication. Need more of that caliber in N.Z. Recognition for achievement is overdue To hear they used to take eels and bury them in the local tip. It is true-there are really people out there whose brain would fit into a neutron with space left over. Thanks for posting that Al. It made my day.  |
Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 9:17am
| This guy is a legend... |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 9:35pm
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Bloody legend, alright. I have met bill a few times over the years. He used to talk about his Tuna, 10 years ago to me, but I didn't know what he was really up to. cool, mate. ------------- Beautiful is better than ugly, Explicit is better than implicit, Simple is better than complex, Complex is better than complicated. http://oceanmobilemap.blogspot.co.nz/ |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2016 at 6:32am
| Have forwarded this on to the Gren MP Eugenie Sage as she is also extremely concerned about the state of NZ eels.Never know,he may get reconigtion from her,worth a shot. |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 11:56am
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http://mostnewzealand.com/long-lived-eels.html" rel="nofollow - http://mostnewzealand.com/long-lived-eels.html
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 3:30pm
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Hey Mahgre2, if you know the guy well enough, perhaps you could nominate him for NZ honours, like an MNZM or something? I put the link for that up at the top of the thread, but it has to come from folks that know him personally I think.... ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 3:43pm
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 4:14pm
Yes, but a NZ Honour or Medal is very different to a local hero award Dougy. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 8:18pm
I just figured he'd have a better chance at local rather than trying to compete against fellow kiwi's that help humans.
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Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 10:55pm
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From Eugenie Sage,green party. Yes Bill is amazing. You could nominate him for a New Year honour for services to conservation. See http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours" rel="nofollow - www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours for how to do it. You need supporting letters from a few organisations/ individuals. I would be happy to write a letter if someone organised the rest of the forms. It's a rewarding thing to do for someone.
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2016 at 11:03pm
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Yep, exactly what I was saying, but I think it needs someone with a more intimate knowledge of him than just a casual video viewer....that's why if anyone does know the guy, and can get in touch with others in his community, then I think it would be a great thing for them to do. Guy really does need an MNZM I reckon. ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: maes30
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2016 at 8:54pm
| https://youtu.be/nl2WEmZTLys |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2016 at 10:29pm
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Breakfast TVNZ https://www.facebook.com/newzealanderoftheyear/videos/1047183622031970/ |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 10:03am
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We have until the 30th September for those that support this. http://nzawards.org.nz/nominate/" rel="nofollow - http://nzawards.org.nz/nominate/
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Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 10:13am
Who here on the forum would not support such a worthy recipient ???? ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2016 at 6:29pm
Dogfood! Such a waste  http://www.longfineel.co.nz/species-at-risk-of-extinction-served-up-as-dog-food/" rel="nofollow - http://www.longfineel.co.nz/species-at-risk-of-extinction-served-up-as-dog-food/
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