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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 >>
Spring ‘great time’ for trout fishing on West Coast
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 10:14 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The end of the whitebait season last weekend signals the perfect time to hit West Coast waterways in pursuit of trout. More >>
Fish & Game tips good times ahead for Lake Arapuni anglers
Monday, 16 November 2015, 12:43 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Lake Arapuni, one of the Waikato’s most popular trout fishing spots, is in the “best shape” ever for the summer with rainbows averaging more than half a metre long, according to local Fish & Game officers. More >>
Angling opportunities aplenty – Fish & Game
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 2:11 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
With the waterways open, the weather forecast good, and new licence categories available, there is no better time to get out fishing than this long weekend – Canterbury Anniversary Weekend. More >>
Fish & Game releases trout by boat at Lake Tarawera
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 1:39 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game officers have used a boat to release fish “far and wide” on Lake Tarawera this week. More >>
First class’ Rotorua streams all set to open
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 2:43 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Anglers are gearing up for the December opening of some first class stream fishing around the shores of Lake Rotorua. More >>
Fish & Game Applauds Cawthron Initiative
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:46 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is applauding the Cawthron Institute’s launch of a new charitable foundation to improve New Zealand’s water quality but questions why such vital work is being left to charities. More >>
Fish & Game stocks up Lake Tutira with young trout
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 2:25 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Lake Tutira’s set to receive part of its annual top up of trout today – with Hawke’s Bay Fish & Game releasing more than 2,750 young fish. More >>
Fish & Game calls for stronger environment protection laws
Friday, 23 October 2015, 2:08 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is calling for a radical re-think on environment protection laws, saying the just-issued State of The Environment Report shows the present system isn’t working. More >>
Holiday weekend opportunity for anglers to taste success
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 12:15 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Labour weekend is providing holiday makers with their first opportunity to sample the range of new freshwater fishing licences now being offered by Fish & Game. More >>
Lakes Rotoiti and Okataina best performers on trout opening
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 11:23 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Lake Rotoiti fished “way ahead” of normal on Opening Day, going by Fish & Game’s surveys of hundreds of anglers who turned out for the start of the new fishing season. More >>
New Fish & Game councils warned they face big challenges
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 1:26 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
New Fish & Game councils warned they face big challenges New Fish & Game councillors are being told they face big challenges representing their fellow anglers, game bird hunters and the environment after their success was announced in the results ... More >>
Foolish poacher failed to learn lesson
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 10:08 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
A Rotorua man failed to learn his lesson after being booked for trout poaching offences, and “foolishly” went on to commit more just over a month later. Twenty year-old Joshua Peri has been sentenced to 80 hours community work in the Rotorua District ... More >>
