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‘Banding Together’ hunting jacket winners named

Monday, 12 October 2015, 1:53 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Hunting & Fishing New Zealand has named this year’s five lucky game bird hunters who’ve each won one of their $299.99 Matuku hunting jackets in the Banding Together promotion. More >>

Hauraki angler ‘closest’ to grand fishing prize of $25k

Monday, 12 October 2015, 12:29 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

A Hauraki Plains angler has won a $200 prize in Fish & Game’s Fish for Gold promotion, getting closest to the grand prize of $25,000. More >>

Fish & Game: ‘Excitement building’ in $25k trout stakes

Thursday, 8 October 2015, 1:50 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game: ‘Excitement building’ in $25k trout stakes Fish & Game has confirmed that an angler on Lake Rotoiti has caught one of the specially tagged trout that could net a lucky fisher $25,000. An angler from Waihou on the Hauraki ... More >>

Fish & Game Questions Commitment to the Environment

Thursday, 8 October 2015, 12:49 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game is calling for a formal, independent review of Horizons Regional Council after media reports the council is allowing farmers to dodge environmental plans for cleaning up the region’s waterways, including the Manawatu River. More >>

Number of junior anglers pleasing

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 2:19 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

A feature of the opening of the new trout fishing season has been the number of young anglers on the waterways - this year October 1 fell within the first week of the school holidays. More >>

Anglers urged to vote

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 9:26 am | Fish and Game New Zealand

The country’s anglers and game bird hunters are being reminded to make sure they vote in the Fish and Game Council elections. More >>

Solid start to trout season despite weather

Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:26 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Solid start to trout season despite weather Wellington anglers yesterday hit the region’s rivers in their droves for Opening Day of the new fishing season – and there are already high hopes of a productive season ahead with plenty of fish around ... More >>

Recipe for new fishing season: hungry fish, rapt anglers

Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:04 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Anglers who turned out for the first day of the new trout fishing season around the North Island were treated to some balmy conditions and hungry fish. More >>

Balmy conditions, ‘happy anglers’ on Rotorua lakes

Thursday, 1 October 2015, 5:28 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Hundreds of anglers who turned out for the first day of the new trout fishing season on the Rotorua lakes were greeted by warm balmy conditions – and most went home happy with their catches. More >>

Thousands of anglers prepare for trout fishing season

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 2:22 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Thousands of anglers prepare for trout fishing season opening Thousands of enthusiastic anglers are eagerly preparing for the nationwide opening of the sports fishing season tomorrow, Thursday October 1. The new season sees the opening of many trout lakes, ... More >>

Trout angling access safeguarded for opening day

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 3:56 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Anglers are being reassured by Fish & Game that access to their favourite fishing spot for the looming trout fishing season has been safeguarded by Parliament under several pieces of new and existing legislation. More >>

Hundreds expected for fine weather opening Rotorua lakes

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 10:27 am | Fish and Game New Zealand

Hundreds of anglers who can swing Thursday off work or other commitments, are tipped to enjoy some sunny weather as the new fishing season kicks off on the Rotorua lakes. More >>

Anglers asked to ‘tell all’ about fishing habits

Monday, 28 September 2015, 2:08 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game officers are preparing to quiz over 1000 anglers about their fishing habits on Opening Day, as the new fishing season (October 1) – gets underway on the Rotorua lakes. More >>

Wild weather and water worries ahead of the new season

Friday, 25 September 2015, 1:14 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Get out and make the most of favourable conditions early in the new fishing season in the South Island, is the advice from Fish & Game ahead of the 1 October opening. More >>

The countdown begins to trout fishing season opening

Friday, 25 September 2015, 9:06 am | Fish and Game New Zealand

Sales of Fish & Game’s new range of trout fishing licences are going well as anglers eagerly prepare for the opening of the trout season next Thursday, 1 October. More >>

Fish & Game releases thousands of young fish

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 12:09 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game officers have begun a major spring stock-up of Rotorua lakes with thousands of young trout released into most of the Rotorua lakes. More >>

Fish & Game vows ‘strong opposition’ to proposals

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 2:06 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Fish & Game has confirmed its strong opposition to commercial trout farming following revelations of a Bay of Plenty Regional Growth Study promoting, among other initiatives, the development of a commercial trout industry. More >>

Anglers and hunters urged to ‘make their vote count’

Monday, 14 September 2015, 12:10 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Hunters and anglers are being urged to make sure they have their say in how the environment and freshwater fish and game bird resources are managed by voting in the Fish and Game Council elections now getting underway. More >>

New technology revolutionises field work – Fish & Game

Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 3:16 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

From counting trout spawning in Fiordland, to monitoring duck numbers in Nelson, Fish & Game is using new drone technology to transform its field work. More >>

Candidates announced

Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 3:34 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand

Freshwater anglers and gamebird hunters are being urged to make sure they are on Fish & Game’s electoral roll for next month’s regional council elections. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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