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Fish and Game New Zealand - Latest News [Page 25]
Call for Kiwis to get behind ‘Operation Duck Pond’
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 2:32 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Volunteers around the country have begun counting waterfowl on their local ponds – as part of a new ‘citizen science’ project dubbed Operation Duck Pond. More >>
‘Banding Together’ winners named
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 3:22 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Hunting & Fishing New Zealand has named the five lucky game bird hunters who’ve each won one of their $299.99 Matuku hunting jackets in the Banding Together promotion. More >>
Last weekend to bag some game birds in Eastern Region
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 2:14 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
IMPORTANT NOTE EDS AND REPORTERS: This release is not for use by media outside the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua lakes and East Coast areas. It applies only to the Eastern Fish & Game region which runs from Wairoa in the south around to Waihi in the ... More >>
New fishing licences for ‘non-residents'
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 1:28 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand is launching new licences for overseas anglers who visit the country to fish for longer than a day or so. More >>
Make the most of the remainder of the mallard season
Friday, 18 July 2014, 1:21 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game are encouraging game bird hunters to make the most of the last two weekends of the 2014 Game Bird season for harvesting mallards, which closes on July 27 2014. Mild conditions during the first few weeks of the season, coupled with large ... More >>
Fish & Game welcomes dairy success at awards
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:35 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ is welcoming the success of Mid-Canterbury dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee taking the top Balance Farm Environment Award last night. “Dairying has never won the top national award before,” says Fish & Game chief executive ... More >>
Tukituki decision stands, a win for water quality
Friday, 27 June 2014, 1:07 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ says despite facing substantial political and lobby group pressure, the EPA Board of Inquiry (BOI) appears to have confirmed its draft decision on the Tukituki Catchment Proposal, however, there have been some minor technical changes. More >>
Looking for the ‘X factor’ in fish
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 2:40 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
It’s spawning time on the Rotorua lakes – when a few trout heading upstream find themselves hauled off into a fishy talent show! More >>
Winter fishing hopes rise with spawning runs
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 1:34 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Eastern Fish & Game staff are optimistic that winter anglers’ fortunes will soon be lifting – with some cold and rainy weather giving the trout spawning runs a push. More >>
Mallard season ends Auckland/Waikato
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 1:37 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Auckland Waikato Fish & Game is reminding hunters the season for mallard, grey and shoveler ducks ends on Queens Birthday Monday (6.30pm June 2,2014). More >>
Irrigation industry pushes pollution subsidy
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 1:36 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game says Irrigation NZ’s scaremongering about nitrogen leaching limits should be seen for what it is – a push for a pollution subsidy. More >>
‘Pleasing response’ to duck band call to duck hunters
Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 10:58 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game says game bird hunters have responded well to the call for them to send in duck band details from birds they’ve bagged – with a prize draw speeding up the returns. Hunters who send their returns in before August 31, 2014, go in the ... More >>
Anglers urged to ‘have a say’ on proposed trout rules
Friday, 2 May 2014, 1:19 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Any anglers who have yet to have their say on proposed changes to trout fishing rules in the Eastern Fish & Game Region are urged to take up the opportunity. More >>
Fish & Game tips ‘great start’ for game bird season
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 12:43 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Tens of thousands of hunters are expected to enjoy a great start to the new game bird hunting season which gets underway this Saturday (May 3, 2014) with ducks particularly plentiful in the South Island. More >>
Lake Pupuke trout release provides ‘quality fishing'
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 12:14 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game officers are getting ready to release over 1000 catchable rainbow and brown trout in Lake Pupuke on Auckland’s North Shore, ahead of Lake Pupuke Challenge fishing competition. More >>
Game bird hunters warned to expect ‘friendly’ inspections
Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 10:53 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game officers are encouraging hunters to brush up on regulations and make sure they’ve bought a licence – and urging particular care over firearm safety as the season gets underway. More >>
Call for public enquiry into the future of farming
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 4:02 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ is calling for a public enquiry “to examine the future of agriculture in New Zealand”. More >>
Tukituki decision a win for water quality and farming
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:45 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The draft decision by the Board of Inquiry (BOI) on the Tukituki Catchment proposal represents a significant win for freshwater management and the urgency of a transition to environmentally sustainable agriculture in New Zealand, says Fish & Game NZ. More >>
Compliance good, but anglers reminded to carry licence
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 9:38 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Central South Island Fish & Game is pleased the region’s recent ranging offensive netted only a handful of unlicenced offenders, but is frustrated by the number of anglers ‘Failing to Produce’ their licence upon request - simply not having their ... More >>
Appeal for ‘hardy volunteers’ for duck tracking study
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 11:05 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is appealing for two volunteers to help with crucial field research into mallard ducks. More >>
