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Fish and Game New Zealand - Latest News [Page 29]
Healthy flows please excited anglers
Friday, 30 September 2011, 1:05 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The new trout fishing season opens on Saturday and keen anglers are tackled up and full of expectation of bagging the big one. More >>
High Hopes for New Trout Season on East Coast
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:46 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
There are high hopes for East Coast lakes at the start of the new trout season on Saturday, October 1st - with Lake Waikaremoana on a path to recovery. Eastern Region Fish & Game says the fishery has been below its usual quality for the last few years ... More >>
Spring lake fishing success promises a good opening
Monday, 26 September 2011, 5:30 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
While it appears winter fishing has not been as productive as some expected, in the last few weeks, coinciding with some warm sundrenched days, the spring season has injected some life into the fishery. After an unspectacular winter season spring ... More >>
Perfect stress relief after hell of a year
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 5:02 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Media release from North Canterbury Fish & Game Perfect stress relief after hell of a year More >>
Trout fishing season prospects for Otago
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 11:32 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
While the weather is taking it’s time to warm up and reveal the true feeling of spring, the winter was surprisingly mild setting up good conditions for the start of the new fishing season on October 1. More >>
150,000 fish released for 150yr commemoration
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 10:26 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game West coast are currently releasing 150,000 sportsfish in commemoration of 150yrs of Acclimatisation in NZ. The upcoming 2011 season marks 150yrs since the first acclimatisation societies were formed in NZ. Arguments still abound whether ... More >>
Fish & Game Hails Success of Junior Game Bird Hunting
Monday, 12 September 2011, 4:23 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Twenty five young hunters from Hawke’s Bay have taken part in some ‘unforgettable’ hunting experiences – including for some, bagging their first pheasant. More >>
Cup visitors invited to 'Fish Away'
Friday, 9 September 2011, 12:33 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ has launched a new website to make it easy for Rugby World Cup visitors to enjoy the “ultimate Kiwi experience” between matches – fishing for large trout in our stunning scenic surroundings. More >>
Catching the Killers - a Workshop on Predator Control
Monday, 5 September 2011, 3:28 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
A workshop to be held in Rotorua later this month (Sunday 18th Sept) will focus on how to control some of New Zealand’s most destructive predators – possums, stoats and rats. It is aimed at farmers, hunters, land care groups and other conservationists, ... More >>
Father's Day gift key to 'Family Fun Outdoors'
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 11:48 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Put a smile on Dad's face - buy him a fishing licence for Father's Day More >>
Trout Poachers caught in act!
Monday, 29 August 2011, 3:13 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game Officers carrying out checks at a local Rotorua Trout spawning stream on Friday afternoon (26th August) located and apprehended 2 men aged 17 and 40 yrs, and a 17 year old woman, who had allegedly been poaching spawning trout. More >>
Fish and game bounty showcased to millions
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 3:09 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
New Zealand is set to be portrayed to tens of millions of US TV viewers as a land of adventure where you can ‘catch and cook’ all sorts of delectable wild game, freshwater fish and seafood. More >>
Fish get through snow to Capital Trout Centre
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:25 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
To the relief of Fish & Game and hundreds of young anglers the severe weather which threatened to derail the delivery of 1000 trout to Wellington’s Capital Trout Centre is on the wane and the release will go ahead tomorrow as planned. Numerous road closures ... More >>
Quake shakes 'Fish in Schools' program
Sunday, 7 August 2011, 10:31 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Media release from North Canterbury Fish & Game Quake shakes 'Fish in Schools' program Click on the image to view the website and the full size image Sophie Moppett (pictured left) aged 9, Gemma Rowe 8, Max Hill 8 of Templeton Primary keep an eye ... More >>
Policy vacuum will see water woes worsen - report
Sunday, 31 July 2011, 12:11 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
A report released today warns the condition of New Zealand’s lakes, rivers and wetlands will “continue to decline for several more years and possibly much longer” under the Government’s flawed freshwater policy. More >>
Last chance to bag a mallard.. or two
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 12:36 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
This weekend is the last chance for duck hunters to bag a few Mallards before the 2011 season ends. More >>
How do you keep tabs on trout numbers?
Monday, 25 July 2011, 11:53 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
One way of course, to plunge underwater and count ‘em – although in winter it’s a chilly business. Eastern Region Fish & Game officers have just braved the cold at the Tarawera outlet to count the trout in the river. More >>
ORC's waterplan changes welcomed by Fish & Game
Friday, 8 July 2011, 3:00 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Otago Fish and Game Council welcomes the proposed changes to the Otago Regional Water Plan on wetland protection, particularly the inclusion of rules encouraging wetland creation and enhancement. However, Fish and Game is concerned with changes ... More >>
Crowd turns out for salmon release
Monday, 4 July 2011, 12:55 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
On Sunday a crowd of around 400 people gathered to farewell 60,000 young salmon raised at the Fish & Game hatchery. Children were given bucket loads of salmon to release into Montrose Stream, a tributary of the Rakaia River. More >>
Fish & Game Steps Up Action over Poachers
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 1:06 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish and Game officers in Rotorua have stepped up their activities in response to a seasonal rise in poaching. Eastern Region staff say over the last three weekends alone, 20 people have been found poaching – fishing illegally in a variety of different ... More >>
