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Ducks In A Row For Bumper Game Bird Season
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 10:48 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Wellington Fish & Game manager Phil Teal says a range of factors have aligned in the lead up to the season to get hunter excitement levels ratcheted up. More >>
Providing False Details, Fishing Without Licence And Fishing Out Of Season Lands Angler In Court
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 9:27 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Judge Savage convicted Thorman on all three charges and ordered him to pay a total of $1,500 in fines and costs. More >>
Fish & Game Welcomes Landmark Outdoor Access Report
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 11:27 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Access to rivers, lakes and wild places is the lifeblood of fishing and game bird hunting in New Zealand, said Chief Operating Officer Richie Cosgrove. More >>
Fish & Game Seeks Feedback On Potential Sea Run Salmon Regulation Changes
Thursday, 1 January 2026, 10:15 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The primary way Fish & Game can influence the sea-run salmon fishery is by changing the harvest rate through fishing regulations. More >>
Hunters Across The Country Get Set For Opening Weekend For Game Bird Season
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 8:12 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan said a strong breeding season has set the stage for an exciting Opening Weekend for hunters. More >>
Fish & Game New Zealand Welcomes Retention Of Hunting And Fishing Portfolio
Monday, 20 January 2025, 4:16 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
"Minister Meager is a keen outdoors enthusiast and we look forward to working closely with him to help support recreational hunters and anglers, enhance public access to natural resources, protect our natural environments and the valued introduced ... More >>
New Firearms Safety Changes Welcomed By Fish & Game
Monday, 9 December 2024, 4:18 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The future firearms safety education developments Ta Tari Pureke has announced will require the wider firearms community's involvement in this process. It is a great opportunity to develop consistent nationwide standards of firearms safety. More >>
Environmental Defence Society Report Downplays Valued Introduced Species
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 6:20 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Changes to the reclassification of land would need to ensure that access for hunting and angling is recognised and protected. More >>
Repeat Offender Convicted And Fined
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 7:40 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Central South Island Fish & Game have successfully prosecuted an angler who flouted the law while fishing at the Tekapo Canal near Twizel in December 2023. More >>
Game-bird Season Opening Keeps Up Kiwi Tradition
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 3:05 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
For game bird hunters, the first weekend of May is like another Christmas when friends and family come together for a fun day out, and for many, it’s a tradition that goes back generations. More >>
Counting On It - Fish & Game Staff Checking On Wildlife Numbers To Manage Species
Friday, 22 March 2024, 1:09 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game staff across the country are out of their offices catching and counting birds or kitted up in wetsuits to count fish. Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan spent two days recently helping the Taranaki and Wellington ... More >>
ReWilding The North For World Wetlands Day - Wetland A Paradise For Wildlife
Monday, 5 February 2024, 10:21 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The completion of the second stage of an ambitious project to rewild a once grazed Northland valley into a lush wetland has been celebrated with an event to mark World Wetlands Day. The Underwood Wetland project near Dargaville commenced seven years ... More >>
New Zealand Anglers Warned About Rogue Fishing Licence Website
Friday, 22 December 2023, 6:55 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand is urging anglers to beware of an overseas-based website offering its services to help purchase a fishing licence. The Fish Assistant website, which is not authorised by Fish & Game NZ, offers anglers fishing ... More >>
Right Across New Zealand People Are Hooked On Freshwater Fishing With New Data Showing What A Popular Pastime It Is
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:17 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
“This survey shows freshwater fishing remains an incredibly popular pastime for New Zealanders all around the country,” said Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan. The latest National Angler Survey conducted by NIWA for ... More >>
Fish & Game New Zealand Backs Action On Wake Boats In Waikato
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 2:10 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand is welcoming restrictions on wake boats in the Waikato region to prevent the spread of the invasive gold clam. Biosecurity New Zealand has issued a new biosecurity rule for wake boats used on a stretch of the Waikato River ... More >>
Canal Angler Convicted And Fined
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 8:51 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Central South Island Fish & Game have successfully prosecuted an angler who flouted the law while fishing at the Pūkaki Canal near Twizel in May 2023. Shane William Pritchard of Milton appeared in the Timaru District Court on November 21 ... More >>
Environment Canterbury Media Statements Misleading
Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 3:04 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Rasmus Gabrielsson, North Canterbury Fish and Game Chief Executive Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) media comments on progress with the Declaration proceedings before the Environment Court relating to the Rakaia River Water Conservation Order do not provide full context, ... More >>
Canal Fishing Trip For Three Friends Attracts Nine Convictions And Thousands Of Dollars In Fines
Monday, 13 November 2023, 10:32 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Three Ashburton friends have been processed through the courts after Fish & Game rangers detected them committing multiple offences during a fishing trip to the Mackenzie hydro canals during Labour Weekend 2022. The final of several court ... More >>
Anglers Flock To The High Country For Opening Day
Monday, 6 November 2023, 3:35 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Hundreds of anglers flocked to the Canterbury High Country over the weekend to celebrate the opening of the high-country fishing season. Some spectacular fish were caught by anglers of all ages and entered in the annual Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition. ... More >>
Fish & Game Sets Out Hunting And Fishing Manifesto For New Government
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 9:53 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand has outlined a series of priorities for the new Government to consider as part of a hunting and fishing manifesto. “Our vision is a New Zealand where freshwater habitats and species flourish, where hunting and ... More >>
