Throughout the second half of the 20th century New Zealand’s waterways were invaded by thousands of introduced fish that have changed the environmental makeup of the country. This was all the work of one man, The New Zealand Fish Terrorist, Stewart Smith - this is his story.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118845051/the-liberator-how-one-mans-15000-pest-fish-changed-new-zealands-waterways

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/related-articles/the-fisheries-and-angling-team/the-new-zealand-fish-terrorist

https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/black-sheep/story/2018756857/invasive-the-story-of-stewart-smith

http://ahnz.anarkiwi.co.nz/1929-that-pommy-bastard/

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1208/S00554/pommie-bastard-book-on-environmental-renegade-launched.htm

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