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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 >>

Concerns raised over Kahurangi Road proposal

Thursday, 17 December 2015, 3:17 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Concerns raised over Kahurangi Road proposal 17 December 2015 Fish & Game is concerned over a proposal to put a road through the South Island’s remote Kahurangi National Park, saying it will jeopardise a pristine environment and an existing major ... More >>

Fish away your summer holidays!

Thursday, 17 December 2015, 12:22 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Holidaymakers are being encouraged to try something new this summer and have a go at trout and salmon fishing. More >>

Hawke’s Bay Fish & Game gets set to tackle new challenges

Monday, 7 December 2015, 3:53 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Hawke’s Bay’s new Fish and Game Council recently held its inaugural meeting and councillors are “looking forward” to tackling the challenges of the coming year. More >>

Trout boost for Lake Whakamarino

Friday, 4 December 2015, 11:06 am | Fish and Game New Zealand

Staff from Fish & Game have completed a long road trip to transport a truckload of young trout from Rotorua to small hydro lakes south of Waikaremoana . Fish & Game officers released (on 2/12/2015) 500 rainbow trout and 200 browns reared at ... More >>

Positive summer opening for well known Rotorua trout streams

Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 2:12 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Anglers from as far afield as Whangarei have turned out to enjoy a “positive” opening of celebrated Rotorua trout streams on the first day of summer – but Fish & Game say the best is yet to come. Lake Rotorua tributaries including the upper ... More >>

Anglers with no licence ‘commonest offence’

Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 1:37 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

On the second day of summer, Eastern Fish & Game has revealed that while the commonest offence encountered remains fishing without a licence – officer safety measures in dealing with offenders have been stepped up. More >>

Fish & Game Vows to Fight to Protect Environment Law

Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:19 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game says it will carefully review the government’s proposed changes to the Resource Management Act to ensure its existing environmental protections aren’t compromised. The Environment Minister Nick Smith has just announced the Government ... More >>

Kakapo Brook win ‘a victory’ for high value high country

Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 3:45 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game is hailing as a victory the Kakapo Brook decision by the ECan appointed Independent Hearing Commissioners, to decline water take and use consents in a highly valued North Canterbury catchment. Fish & Game says the decision is a ‘big ... More >>