Fish and Game New Zealand - Latest News [Page 34]
Environmental Performance Review Of NZ
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 2:50 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game notes yet another independent report calling for an urgent need for progress in water management, in the OECD Environmental Performance Review Of New Zealand released recently. More >>
Access Conditions for Sale of Station Supported
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 3:00 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand is delighted with the public access conditions attached to the sale of Poronui Station to Westervelt Sporting Lodges Ltd., approved by the Government today. More >>
Land Access Report Welcomed as a Good Start
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 1:03 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The report concludes that the aim is for New Zealanders to have fair and reasonable access on foot to and along the coastline and rivers, around lakes and to public land,” said Neil Deans, Fish & Game New Zealand spokesperson. “The high level ... More >>
Rare Trip To Kahitatea Wetlands Attracts Crowd
Monday, 12 February 2007, 10:40 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Annual World Wetlands Day celebrations in the Waikato demonstrated once again that bogs and swamps are as appealing as national forests, forest parks, off-shore islands or any other area of our country’s conservation estate. More >>
World Wetlands Day 2007
Monday, 29 January 2007, 12:50 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Each year World Wetlands Day is celebrated with a host of events throughout the country when Fish & Game NZ leads a range of organizations in creating varied wetland experiences around that year’s WWD theme, chosen to highlight an issue facing wetlands internationally. More >>
Water Woes - When Will We See Action?
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 5:19 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Three reports on the state of New Zealand's freshwater from the Ministry for the Environment make frustrating reading. The reports cover the state of our lakes, rivers and water allocation, and offer further confirmation of the continuing degradation ... More >>
Proactive Environmental Protection by Fertiliser
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 11:45 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the announcement by the fertiliser industry that it will actively work to ensure that all dairy farms will have a nutrient budget in place by mid next year. More >>
Dairying Still Dirty!!
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 5:09 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Disappointing results from the Waikato and Canterbury Regional Council surveys of dairy farms highlight the cavalier attitude some dairy farmers have towards the environment. More >>
Wildlife Protection Review
Monday, 31 July 2006, 11:40 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes Wildlife Protection Review consultation document issued today by the Conservation Minister, and it is expected that the consultation process will provide for a constructive examination of all points of view. More >>
Water Restoration Programme Supported
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 4:59 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand applauds Environment Canterbury's restorative programme for lowland streams. Sir Kerry Burke's acknowledges that freshwater is a finite resource, and that in many areas current rates of water abstraction are having serious adverse ... More >>
Environment Canterbury's Water Programme Supported
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 2:14 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand applauds Environment Canterbury’s restorative programme for lowland streams. Sir Kerry Burke’s acknowledges that freshwater is a finite resource, and that in many areas current rates of water abstraction are having serious ... More >>
Water Restoration Programme Supported
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 2:07 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand applauds Environment Canterbury’s restorative programme for lowland streams. Sir Kerry Burke’s acknowledges that freshwater is a finite resource, and that in many areas current rates of water abstraction are having serious ... More >>
Support For Ngai Tahu Stance
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 10:14 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game is pleased to note that Ngai Tahu has clarified its position on the Central Plains Water scheme and withdrawn its support. More >>
Report Gives False Comfort
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 5:27 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand question the results of a progress report released today outlining the results from the second year of the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord. More >>
Fish & Game NZ Wild Game Bird Food Festival
Friday, 5 May 2006, 5:35 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Fish & Game NZ Wild Game Bird Food Festival will run from 8 to 28 May at 16 of the country’s top restaurants, one in every main city throughout the country. More >>
2006 Fish & Game Scholarship Awarded
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 9:36 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The 2006 Fish & Game research scholarship has been awarded to Mark Delaney to support his research into the ecology of paradise shelduck. More >>
James Bond Not Licensed To Shoot
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 9:43 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Darren James Bond faced the consequences of shooting without a licence when the Whangarei District Court fined him a total of $2,210 for hunting without a game bird licence on 13 March. More >>
Fish & Game NZ Wild Game Bird Food Festival
Monday, 10 April 2006, 11:30 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ are launching the first-ever wild game bird food event in this country in a unique celebration of the game bird hunting season opening on 6 May. More >>
Sustainable Water: Programme Of Action Needed Now
Monday, 10 April 2006, 12:47 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game New Zealand has welcomed the Government's Sustainable Water Programme of Action released today which recognises that New Zealand's fresh water resource is both finite and threatened. More >>
Extend Bold Coastal Review To Inland Waterways
Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 2:08 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game Director Bryce Johnson is encouraged by the Conservation Minister's decision to review the coastal development rules, and asks that the review be extended to all of New Zealand's inland waterways. More >>
