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Fish and Game New Zealand - Latest News [Page 8]
Game On... Date Confirmed For The 2020 Duck Hunting Season
Monday, 11 May 2020, 4:39 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
23rd of May will be opening day, marking the start of the 2020 game bird season following today’s announcement of the move to Alert Level 2. Game bird hunters throughout the country have been patiently waiting for this announcement and the ... More >>
Hunters Praised For Following The Rules
Monday, 4 May 2020, 4:28 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Game bird hunters throughout the country followed the rules last weekend on what would have been the traditional start to the game bird hunting season. Fish & Game staff undertook patrols countrywide to check that hunters were following the ... More >>
No Duck Hunting This Weekend
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 3:26 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Duck hunters are reminded that this weekend is not the start of the annual game bird season. Traditionally the first Saturday in May is the opening of the annual game bird season, but the Government decided last week to delay the start of the ... More >>
Fish On In The Otago Region Under Alert Level 3
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 12:25 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
With the country stepping out of Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, freshwater fishing is now a great option for recreation and to provide for the table. "Being able to break the cabin fever and go to your local river fishing is fantastic safe family ... More >>
Fish On In The Hawke’s Bay Region Under Alert Level 3
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 11:52 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
With the country stepping out of Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, freshwater fishing is now a great option for recreation and to provide for the table. "Being able to break the cabin fever and go to your local river fishing is fantastic safe family ... More >>
Fish On In The Taranaki Region Under Alert Level 3
Monday, 27 April 2020, 4:07 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Ian Stuart with a cracking Taranaki ringplain brown trout With the country stepping out of Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, freshwater fishing is now a great option for recreation and to provide for the table. "Being able to break the cabin fever and go to ... More >>
Game Bird Season Opening Confirmed
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 11:06 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Government have announced that the game bird season is delayed. However, we are pleased to announce we will have a game bird season under Alert Level 2 with the season also running longer in some regions. The game bird season will open on ... More >>
Fish & Game NZ And Game Animal Council - Hunting Is A Safe Activity
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 3:18 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The New Zealand outdoors offers fantastic hunting opportunities. Over 195,000 hunters recreate in New Zealand each year and Fish & Game New Zealand and the Game Animal Council say that compared to other outdoor recreational activities, hunting ... More >>
South Island Salmon Harvest Survey To Start
Friday, 17 April 2020, 3:02 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
South Island salmon anglers are being asked for their help in the first east coast wide salmon harvest survey. The Nelson/Marlborough, North Canterbury, Central South Island and Otago Fish and Game Councils are asking anglers to actively participate ... More >>
'Our Freshwater 2020' Notes The Poor State Of Our Lakes And Rivers
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 12:35 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Government is being urged to heed the just-released Our Freshwater 2020 report on New Zealand's environmental performance, with Fish & Game New Zealand saying it is yet another report underlining the poor state of our lakes and rivers. ... More >>
Intrepid Ducks Explore South Pacific
Monday, 6 April 2020, 2:33 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Two intrepid New Zealand mallard ducks have turned up on the small New Caledonian island of Lifou. The two mallards, one drake and one hen, had been recently banded by Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game staff and volunteers as part of their annual ... More >>
Important Information For Anglers And Hunters Regarding COVID-19
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 5:07 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
The Government’s clear intention at this stage is that fishing and hunting are prohibited during the Alert Level 4 lockdown period. If and when we receive other advice from the Government we will change our position. Therefore, Fish & ... More >>
Water Pollution Remains A Major Concern For New Zealanders
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 11:41 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Pollution of our rivers and lakes remains one of New Zealanders' top two concerns, according to new public opinion poll results released today by Fish & Game New Zealand. Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Martin Taylor says the ... More >>
Popular summer game bird hunting season begins this weekend
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 9:41 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
The North Canterbury summer paradise shelduck hunting season starts this Saturday 1st February and runs for the next six weeks until Sunday 15th March. More >>
Fish & Game closes Upper Rakaia hatchery operations
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 12:29 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
North Canterbury Fish and Game Council is closing their two salmon hatchery operations in the Upper Rakaia River in order to protect the wild sea-run salmon fishery. More >>
Perfectly timed photo wins award
Monday, 13 January 2020, 1:36 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Marlborough photographer Matt Winter’s expertly timed photo of two paradise shelducks in perfect symmetry has won the inaugural Game Bird Habitat Trust’s photo competition. More >>
Positive impact of Govt's freshwater reform proposals
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 3:46 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Research by University of Auckland economist Professor Tim Hazledine, released today by the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) confirms that intensive agriculture lobbyists have misrepresented the impact of the freshwater reforms on New Zealand's economy, ... More >>
Salmon season opens this Sunday
Friday, 29 November 2019, 3:23 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
To many anglers Chinook salmon are king of the sports fish - the ultimate prize to bring home for the family. More >>
Kiwi calls in the crowd and wins world duck calling champs
Friday, 15 November 2019, 3:55 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
Kiwi teenager Ritson Galloway, who is the current New Zealand Live Duck Calling Champion, has blitzed the best duck callers from all over the world to become the first Non-American to win at the World Waterfowl calling competition in the United States. More >>
DairyNZ claim of economic ruin "misleading"
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 12:32 pm | Fish and Game New Zealand
New research from independent economic consultancy NZIER shows that DairyNZ's economic analysis and conclusion are misleading New Zealanders. More >>
