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Waikato RiverCare's Green Ribbon Award win
Friday, 10 June 2016, 1:40 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Waikato RiverCare Inc. is humbled to win the Green Ribbon Award in the caring for our water category at the annual ceremony held at the beehive on Tuesday. The Green Ribbon Awards recognise outstanding contributions made by individuals, organisations, ... More >>
Shoreline fishing hots up with winter’s spawning runs
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 11:57 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Shoreline fishing is beginning to fire up on the Rotorua lakes, as wintry weather prompts trout into their spawning runs. More >>
Taxpayers still cleaning up after polluters
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:46 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The government’s announcement of a $100 million dollar fund to clean up the country’s increasing number of degraded rivers and lakes shows taxpayers are continuing to pay for polluters, according to the environmental organisation Fish & Game. More >>
Poaching jail term hits home ‘strong message’
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:20 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Poaching jail term hits home ‘strong message’ to would be poachers Fish & Game says the jailing of a second man in a large-scale poaching case – sends a strong message that trout poaching is taken seriously by the courts and would-be ... More >>
Poaching jail term hits home strong message
Friday, 20 May 2016, 10:49 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game says the jailing of a second man in a large-scale poaching case – sends a strong message that trout poaching is taken seriously by the courts and would-be poachers need to “take note.” More >>
Fish & Game calls for Ecan to ‘lift performance’
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 5:23 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game says it’s high time that Environment Canterbury (Ecan) met its obligations to the region’s ratepayers – after failing dismally to provide effective responses to many reports of cattle damaging waterways. More >>
Stranded Fish Rescued After Ashley River Dries up
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 12:21 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
North Canterbury Fish & Game staff have rescued more than 40 fish in a fish salvage operation in the Ashley River. More >>
Game bird hunting ‘hard work’ in Indian summer
Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:31 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The warm Indian summer made it “hard work” for many duck hunters today as the new game bird hunting season opened – but in some regions hunters have headed home happy. More >>
Fish & Game calls for ‘utmost ’care when duck hunting
Friday, 6 May 2016, 9:10 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand is calling for the thousands of game bird hunters venturing out for the opening of the new hunting season on Saturday to exercise the highest gun safety standards. More >>
Good weather for ducks
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 4:51 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
‘Good weather for ducks’- Fish & Game tips better game bird season prospects as rain ends the long Indian summer More >>
Good news for game bird hunters: longer seasons, bigger bags
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 3:14 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Game bird hunters in a number of regions will get more opportunity to target their favourite quarry this hunting season – after some healthy increases in duck populations. More >>
Recreational Access Protected under New Laws
Friday, 22 April 2016, 12:03 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Game bird hunter access to traditional hunting spots on farm dams, rivers and creeks remains unaffected by new workplace safety legislation. More >>
Closure of North Canterbury’s Treasured Winter Fisheries
Friday, 22 April 2016, 11:48 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Winter trout fishing will be closed in the lower reaches of North Canterbury rivers from the end of April after approval from the Department of Conservation’s Director General. More >>
Game Bird Hunters Reminded to Turn Out on ‘Pegging Day’
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 1:46 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is reminding game bird hunters to get out and stake a claim this weekend for their favourite maimai, before the game bird season starts on Saturday, 7 May. More >>
Have a Go at Trout Fishing with a 'Bargain' Licence
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:43 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
If for some reason you never got around to buying a trout fishing licence for summer, special winter trout fishing licences on sale now are a bargain! More >>
Fish & Game Awards North Canterbury Farmers
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 12:29 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game Awards North Canterbury Farmers Environment Prize The dedicated efforts of a group of farmers to protect a North Canterbury stream have been recognised by Fish & Game with an environmental award. More >>
Wairarapa dam plan dead in the water
Friday, 11 March 2016, 1:00 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Wellington Fish & Game is supporting calls from independent economist Peter Fraser to shelve the Wairarapa Water Use Project (WWUP) and suggests future investigations must focus on smarter ways to farm and grow the regional economy. More >>
Government fails with belated effort to clean up freshwater
Monday, 22 February 2016, 10:07 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is critical of the government’s just-released consultation document on fresh water, saying overall it will weaken not strengthen existing environmental protection and is a smokescreen to hide backdoor efforts to undermine the Resource ... More >>
Fishing ‘hots up’ at Lake Rotorua stream mouths
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 12:08 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The fishing at Lake Rotorua stream mouths is firing for anglers as trout congregate at the cool water coming out of the streams. Anglers from all around the world are fishing shoulder to shoulder at stream mouth such as Hamurana and Awahou, making ... More >>
Support the habitat stamp – and help our wetlands
Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 9:28 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Support the habitat stamp – and help our wetlands New Zealanders who want to help protect some of the country’s most important environmental areas are urged to buy the latest Fish & Game habitat stamp being launched today (Tuesday 2 Feb, 2016) ... More >>
