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Trout Festival Reels In The Anglers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 12:31 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Over 500 anglers celebrated the upcoming fishing season with the 2023 NZ Trout Festival in Christchurch at the weekend. Anglers from across New Zealand came to the Groynes Fishing Lakes and Clearwater Resort to learn from trout fishing experts from across ... More >>
Uncertain Future For Fishing And Hunting Under Labour Party’s Wildlife Act Review
Monday, 11 September 2023, 12:01 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The proposed scrapping and replacement of the Wildlife Act signals an uncertain future for Fish & Game New Zealand and freshwater fishing and game bird hunting. The Labour Party has announced that if it is re-elected, it will repeal and replace ... More >>
Red tape and regulations ‘bogging down’ wetland conservation gains - Fish & Game
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 10:10 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Current regulations are not working to maintain existing wetland areas and are hindering the creation of new wetlands, says Fish & Game New Zealand. Fish & Game, the country’s leading advocate for wetlands, believes the current National ... More >>
New Era For Freshwater Fishing Licences
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 7:01 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The freshwater fishing season begins on October 1, and new licences are now on sale. Fish & Game NZ chief executive Corina Jordan says around 100,000 anglers are expected to go freshwater fishing throughout the country. "Freshwater anglers ... More >>
Elusive Birthplace Of Lake Wānaka Salmon Revealed
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 1:12 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
A long search for the birthplace of Lake Wānaka salmon has raised hopes to help protect their struggling population. Otago Fish & Game has been surveying Southern Lakes tributaries for spawning land-locked Chinook salmon for the past five ... More >>
Canal Angler Entangled In His Own Web Of Lies
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 9:56 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
An offender dealt with by Fish & Game was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $1,900 in the Ashburton District Court for multiple sports fishing offences committed at the Mackenzie Basin hydro canals. The hydro canal fishery is the most ... More >>
National Party Fishing And Hunting Policy Positive For Anglers And Hunters And Conservation Efforts
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 5:34 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The National Party’s support for hunting and fishing recognises the valuable contribution anglers and hunters make to the country’s conservation efforts and the importance of trout, salmon and game birds to help feed families across the country, says Fish ... More >>
National Party Fishing And Hunting Policy Positive For Anglers And Hunters And Conservation Efforts
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 2:24 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The National Party’s support for hunting and fishing recognises the valuable contribution anglers and hunters make to the country’s conservation efforts and the importance of trout, salmon and game birds to help feed families across the country, says Fish ... More >>
Government Biodiversity Policy Won’t Lead To A Better Environment
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 11:20 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
A new Government policy aimed at protecting New Zealand’s natural environment is complex and contradictory. "The National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) will penalise those landowners who have done the right thing and protected ... More >>
Key Trout Spawning Streams Identified In Lower Clutha River/Mata-au
Monday, 10 July 2023, 12:07 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Crucial spawning tributaries have been identified in the lower Clutha River/Mata-au catchment after a four-year research project collecting and analysing brown trout. The Brown Trout Origin Project analysed the otoliths (or ear bones) of juvenile and ... More >>
Fish & Game New Zealand Cautiously Welcomes Recommended Changes To RMA Reforms
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 2:22 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Recommended changes to the proposed law to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) are a boost to the future of freshwater fishing and game bird hunting but questions remain over parts of the legislation, says Fish & Game New Zealand. Parliament’s ... More >>
Post-Covid Tourism Boost As Overseas Anglers Return To New Zealand
Monday, 26 June 2023, 11:38 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
More than 13,500 international anglers took to the water in pursuit of New Zealand’s renowned wild trout during the recent fishing season, according to data from Fish & Game NZ. While this is down on pre-Covid-19 levels, Fish & Game ... More >>
Time Running Out For Kiwis To Apply For Financial Help To Support Wetlands
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 1:02 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
New Zealanders are being urged to apply for funding to support wetlands on their properties. Applications for grants from the Game Bird Habitat Stamp programme, which raises funds for the protection and enhancement of game bird or other wildlife habitat, ... More >>
Uncertain Future For Fishing And Hunting Under Resource Management Act Reforms
Sunday, 18 June 2023, 7:00 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The proposed law to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) heralds a major challenge to the future of freshwater fishing and game bird hunting, says Fish & Game New Zealand. The Government’s Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBE) aims to ... More >>
De-intensify Agriculture Only Way To Save High Country Lakes
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 10:46 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The declining state of Canterbury’s high country lakes shown in a new Ministry for the Environment report highlights that intensive agriculture should never have been allowed in these sensitive ecosystems, says Fish & Game New Zealand. ... More >>
Repeat Offender Angler Pleads Guilty To Four Charges
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 9:22 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
A repeat offender dealt with by Fish & Game was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $3,530 in the Timaru District Court for multiple sports fishing offences committed at the Mackenzie Basin hydro canals. The hydro canal fishery is the most ... More >>
Fish & Game Calls For Support To Farm Recovery Effort
Sunday, 21 May 2023, 5:42 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is calling on anglers and hunters to reach out to farmers still cleaning up from the devastation of cyclone events earlier in the year. Chief executive Corina Jordan says many landowners are still struggling to get their lives and livelihoods ... More >>
Excellent Conditions For Game Bird Season Opening Weekend
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 5:45 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
More than 65,000 New Zealanders are believed to have turned out for the opening morning of the game bird season with low cloud, a bit of wind, and in some cases, rain, meaning excellent hunting conditions. "Some of the wettest spring and ... More >>
Fish & Game Calls For Water Conservation Orders To Be Enforced
Sunday, 30 April 2023, 7:25 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand is urging regional councils to step up and protect New Zealand’s rivers and lakes by enforcing Water Conservation Orders (WCOs). WCOs are the highest level of protection that can be afforded to any water body and are ... More >>
Cracking Season On The Cards As Opening Weekend Looms
Friday, 28 April 2023, 2:33 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Thousands of landowners throughout the country will once again welcome friends and family onto their properties for the game bird hunting season, which starts the first weekend in May [May 6 & 7]. Taking in those hunting in permitted areas on ... More >>
