Police will blame COVID; they've also blamed the changes in legislation. Those, of course, were foreseeable problems. The reality is many people missed out on the roar last year. They missed out because we went into COVID lockdown. This year, many more are going to miss out, not because of COVID but because of the incompetency of its administrative agency. Fish & Game will, from tomorrow, start selling game bird licences. And, on 28 March, people can start erecting their maimai and start putting out the pegs and their stands. While some game bird areas are open for months, there are a few that are actually only open for weeks. People have to now decide whether or not they go about purchasing a permit for a day, whether they purchase a permit for a season, whether they go out there and peg their maimai or not, whether they extend an annual invite to friends and to their family.