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New Rules Introduced To Protect Sea-run Salmon Fishery
Friday, 23 July 2021, 12:36 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
To help save New Zealand’s wild Chinook salmon species, a ground-breaking change to freshwater fishing regulations will introduce a season bag for sea-run salmon in the 2021/22 fishing season, in place of a daily catch limit. "The wild sea-run ... More >>
Fish & Game Support Call From Enviro-NGOs For 'under One' Pollution Limit For Water.
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 2:18 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game support the call from four of New Zealand's environmental organisations to set a nitrate pollution limit under one milligram per litre for waterways. A nitrate limit, which will define the maximum amount of nitrate pollution allowed in rivers, ... More >>
Nutrients In Rivers - How Much Is Too Much?
Monday, 7 June 2021, 3:43 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Dr Adam Canning taking a water sample during an earlier scientific project in the Manawatu Region. Top New Zealand freshwater scientists have answered the question of how much nutrients should be permitted in our rivers to maintain ecosystem health. ... More >>
Precautionary Winter Closure Of Upper Tekapo Canal Sports Fishery
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 8:49 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Angler concern over the sustainability of one of the world’s best "trophy" trout fisheries has led to a precautionary closure during the peak of the 2021 winter fishing season. The Central South Island Fish and Game Council (CSI Council) has ... More >>
Manuherekia River Needs A Greater Share Of The Water
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 5:56 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The health and wellbeing of the Manuherekia River and its ecosystems must be the priority in deciding the catchment’s future. "The river needs to have a much greater share of the water," Otago Fish & Game environmental officer ... More >>
Funding Proposal For Lake Hayes Misses The Point
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 9:19 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Polluters must help foot the bill to clean up Lake Hayes. A proposal by Otago Regional Council to make residents who live immediately around the polluted lake pay most of the restoration cost is unfair, Otago Fish & Game environment officer ... More >>
Quacker Of A Morning Greets Duck Hunters
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 4:09 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Canterbury hunter Stu Henderson and his dog Keisha return to the maimai after recovering a duck at Coopers Lagoon in the Selwyn District. Photo: Richard Cosgrove The weather conditions were in the duck's favour as the sun rose on the 2021 game bird season ... More >>
Only One Day To Go Till The 2021 Game Bird Season
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 12:55 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Around 45,000 kiwis will be counting down the hours on Friday to the start of the 2021 duck hunting season on Saturday. For well over 100 years kiwis have gathered on the first Saturday in May to take part in the annual celebration of our wonderful ... More >>
Amazing Fishing Opportunities At Lake Pupuke
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:18 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Three hundred large rainbow trout have been released by Fish & Game staff into the Quarry Lake arm of Lake Pupuke on the North Shore this week and fishing has never been better. The traditional release site on the East side of the lake ... More >>
Fish & Game Review Recommendations Will Future-proof Fish & Game
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 4:00 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
A review into Fish & Game has outlined a tranche of recommendations to modernize governance protocols and decision making. New Zealand Fish and Game Council chairperson Ray Grubb says the review provides an overdue and welcome health check of the organisation. ... More >>
Taranaki Duck Numbers Look Promising For The 2021 Game Bird Hunting Season
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 11:37 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Duck hunting prospects for Taranaki look better than normal thanks to a great breeding season. Unlike eastern areas of New Zealand, Taranaki has been blessed with good autumn rains and ponds and wetlands are now well topped up for the game bird hunting ... More >>
Mallard Harvest Looks Promising For Otago Hunters
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 2:59 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Duck hunters in Otago can look forward to an above-average season this year if the weather plays it part. This year’s mallard monitoring results were 10% above the average count since 2015, Otago Fish & Game officer Bruce Quirey said. "Rivers ... More >>
Regional Councils Continue To Fail New Zealanders On Water Quality
Friday, 26 February 2021, 7:08 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Recent images of thousands of fish dying in an Otago stream and estuary are symptomatic of regional councils across the country failing to manage the environmental impacts of land-use on our waterways, Fish & Game New Zealand say. "This environmental ... More >>
Central South Island Fish And Game Keeps Pressure On For Health Of The Rangitata
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:09 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Central South Island Fish and Game Council is pleased with the decision of Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) Management Limited not to pursue a 10-cumec water take consent. The consent had been the subject of an Environment Court Appeal, after being granted ... More >>
Special Opportunity For King Country Game Bird Hunters
Friday, 19 February 2021, 11:32 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Game bird hunters looking for a nice meal for the plate can take advantage of the special game bird hunting season weekend coming up in the King Country. Licenced game bird hunters can harvest up to 10 paradise shelduck and 10 pukekos each per ... More >>
Trout Farming Ban Continuation Welcomed
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 11:52 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Government's decision to reject commercial trout farming is a responsible move and will come as welcome news to the 150,000 freshwater anglers throughout the country, says Fish & Game New Zealand. A recently released Government response to ... More >>
North Of The Harbour Bridge Is The Place To Go For Summer Game Bird Hunting
Friday, 12 February 2021, 11:07 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Auckland/Waikato and Northland Fish & Game regions have collaborated and are announcing a coordinated summer season for paradise shelduck hunting. This is the first year that hunters do not need a permit in the Auckland Waikato Fish ... More >>
Summer Hunting For Paradise Shelduck On Offer
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 12:18 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 ... More >>
Stunning Photo Helps Save Wetlands
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 10:05 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Marlborough photographer Matt Winter’s stunning photo of a New Zealand shoveler duck lifting off the water has won the 2021 Game bird habitat stamp photo competition. The winning photo of a New Zealand Shoveler duck taken by Marlborough photographer ... More >>
Central South Island Game Bird Hunting Ballots Open Now
Monday, 1 February 2021, 10:22 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 1st of May, now is the time to get ready for the new season. Hunters who would ... More >>
