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New Signs Show The Way For Canterbury Anglers
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 5:36 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Over 100 new angler access signs have recently gone up around the North Canterbury Fish & Game Region in preparation for the new fishing season starting October 1. Angler access signs unlock a vast area of fantastic fishing spots that a fishing ... More >>
Celebration Of Women In Angling This Saturday
Friday, 9 September 2022, 1:20 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ chief executive Corina Jordan is encouraging Kiwi women to get out on the water this Saturday (September 9, 2022) and celebrate International Women’s Fly Fishing Day. This is the third year the event has been held. It is ... More >>
Conservation Week Is An Opportunity To Applaud The "massive" Environmental Effort By Anglers And Hunters
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 2:41 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Conservation Week (September 5-11) is an opportunity to applaud the "massive" environmental effort invested by anglers and hunters throughout the country, says Fish & Game NZ. Chief executive Corina Jordan says the conservation gains ... More >>
Repeat Offending Angler Fined For Exceeding The Bag Limit
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 9:17 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Southland angler Christopher Wood was fined nearly $1500 in the Timaru District Court last week. Wood plead guilty in the Timaru District Court on Thursday for exceeding the daily bag limit whilst fishing in the McKenzie Country Hydro Canals. The hydro ... More >>
Fish & Game Research Project Reaches 20-Pound Milestone
Friday, 3 June 2022, 12:13 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Angler Scott Miller landed a huge 20-pound (9kg) brown trout in the Tekapo Canal in April 2022, catching the attention of Central South Island Fish & Game. Central South Island Fish & Game Officer Rhys Adams said, "although ... More >>
Fish & Game Welcomes New Farm Wetlands Guidance
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 4:31 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game welcomes the new NIWA-DairyNZ resource to help farmers with wetland design and performance. "New Zealanders are becoming far more aware of the important role wetlands play in 'taking care of water,' from recharging groundwater ... More >>
Fish & Game Welcomes New Farm Wetlands Guidance
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 4:31 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game welcomes the new NIWA-DairyNZ resource to help farmers with wetland design and performance. "New Zealanders are becoming far more aware of the important role wetlands play in 'taking care of water,' from recharging groundwater ... More >>
Stunning Weather Greeted Around 50,000 Game Bird Hunters Around The Country This Morning
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 5:02 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
While the sunshine and light winds across the country might have been in the duck's favour, it didn't stop hunters from celebrating the traditional first Saturday in May, the Opening Day of the game bird hunting season. The warm wet summer had contributed ... More >>
‘Significantly’ More Work Needed To Remedy Environment Woes - Fish & Game
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 3:05 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game says the latest stocktake of the New Zealand environment points to significantly more work being required to improve water quality and reverse wetland loss. Commenting on the release of the Environment Aotearoa 2022 report today, NZ ... More >>
Anglers Reminded To Stick To The Rules
Monday, 28 March 2022, 2:12 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Close to one in ten anglers checked by Central South Island Fish & Game are non-compliant with the sports fishing regulations. With over five months of the sports fishing season completed, the Central South Island Fish & Game Council ... More >>
Salmon Anglers Master Season Bag Limit
Monday, 14 February 2022, 8:15 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Canterbury sea run salmon fishing season is underway with good numbers of fish seen and being caught. This year is the first year of a new freshwater fishing regulation - the sea run salmon season bag limit. Anglers who fish for sea run salmon in the ... More >>
Summer Hunting For Paradise Shelduck On Offer
Friday, 11 February 2022, 2:49 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
For Taranaki game bird hunters who can't wait for the traditional May start of the hunting season to come around, Fish & Game is all set to lay on some summer hunting opportunities. Fish & Game has declared a special hunting season ... More >>
Game Bird Habitat Stamp Winner For 2022 Announced
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 7:20 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
A photo of a pheasant gliding into land by Tauranga’s Jeanette Nee is the image that will adorn the 2022 Game Bird Habitat Stamp. Each year Game bird hunters pay an additional $4 on their hunting licence to conserve the habitat of New Zealand’s ... More >>
CSI Managed Wetlands Hunting Ballots Now Open
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 9:16 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The opportunity to access some of the best public land areas for game bird hunting in New Zealand starts today. Even though duck hunting season doesn’t start till the 7 th of May, now is the time to get ready for the new season. Hunters who would ... More >>
Positives Found In High Court Loss On Lindis
Friday, 3 December 2021, 12:15 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Otago Fish and Game Council is considering the implications of a judgement from the High Court where its appeal against the Lindis River Environment Court decision was not upheld. The core of its appeal centred on the way trout were treated in the ... More >>
Fish & Game Supports Calls For Forestry Re-Focus
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 10:59 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ is supporting calls for an urgent rethink on the rapid proliferation of exotic forests currently being supported by central government, and instead refocus on native plantings for better long-term environmental and social outcomes. The Native ... More >>
Band-Aid Won’t Heal Canterbury’s Water Woes
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 12:14 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game says Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) recent amendments to planning provisions are nothing more than a "band-aid solution" to critical overallocation and pollution of the region’s waterways. One of the major areas ... More >>
November Is The Month For Anglers To Explore
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 5:36 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Anglers across the South Island have been counting down the days until November for the opening of some spectacular fisheries. November heralds the opening of several backcountry and high-country waterways in the South Island for anglers. Each year ... More >>
2021 Fish & Game Election Results
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 3:08 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Anglers and hunters across New Zealand have had their say, and the results are now in for the 2021 Fish & Game Election. Nominations for the 12 regional Fish and Game Councils closed in August, and in six Fish and Game regions, there were ... More >>
Wetlands Under Threat From Proposed Rule Changes
Friday, 8 October 2021, 10:47 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Wetlands around New Zealand are at risk from new rules supposedly designed to protect them. The Government’s ‘Managing our Wetlands’ discussion document on the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (NES-F) proposes changes to enhance and improve ... More >>
