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New Game Animal Councillors Appointed

Thursday, 13 August 2020, 12:50 pm | Game Animal Council

The Minister of Conservation has appointed five new councillors and a new Chair to the New Zealand Game Animal Council. “Grant Dodson has been appointed Chair of the Game Animal Council and takes over from Don Hammond who has been Chair since ... More >>

Valued Introduced Species Included In Biodiversity Strategy

Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 10:48 am | Game Animal Council

The New Zealand Game Animal Council welcomes the inclusion of valued introduced species into Te Mana o Te Taiao - Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020 . “Valued introduced species like deer, tahr, chamois and wild pigs have been here ... More >>

DOC Announces Tahr Cull At Eleventh Hour

Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 2:02 pm | Game Animal Council

The Game Animal Council is extremely disappointed at DOC’s failure to carry out meaningful consultation with the hunting sector when it comes to managing tahr. “We, along with other members of the Tahr Plan Implementation Liaison Group, received ... More >>

DOC Tahr Plan Based On Hazy Science Could Cost Jobs

Monday, 29 June 2020, 12:14 pm | Game Animal Council

DOC’s 2020-2021 Draft Tahr Control Operational Plan as presented to the Tahr Plan Implementation Liaison Group is not founded on adequate science and is a departure from plans previously supported by the hunting sector, says Game Animal Council Chair ... More >>

Hunters Demonised By Government Ad

Sunday, 21 June 2020, 4:43 pm | Game Animal Council

The Game Animal Council is concerned that a new government ad campaign aimed to keep children safe online unnecessarily demonises hunting. Keep it Real Online is a series of ads designed to provide advice to families to deal with online pornography, ... More >>

Perth Valley Tahr Trial A Success

Thursday, 21 May 2020, 10:16 am | Game Animal Council

Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) and the Game Animal Council have released findings from a research programme to assess tahr survivorship through the Perth River predator removal operation. Before the operation began, which included the use of aerial 1080 ... More >>

Hunting Industry Requires Domestic Support

Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 10:14 am | Game Animal Council

NZ Game Animal Council, SCI (NZ), NZPHGA Media Statement New Zealand’s guided hunting industry has been severely impacted by COVID-19 and is appealing for support from domestic hunters looking for a unique hunting experience. “Guided hunting ... More >>

Safety The Priority For Hunters Under Level 2

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 10:20 am | Game Animal Council

The Game Animal Council, Mountain Safety Council and New Zealand Deerstalkers Association are urging hunters to ‘play it safe’ when hunting resumes on public conservation land under COVID-19 Alert Level 2. “It’s really exciting to be able to go hunting ... More >>

Safe Domestic Travel Should Be Considered At Level 2

Monday, 4 May 2020, 2:28 pm | Game Animal Council

The New Zealand Professional Hunting Guides Association and Game Animal Council are joining other tourism and recreation organisations in calling for an easing of domestic travel restrictions at Alert Level 2. “Hunting guides, helicopter operators, ... More >>

Hunters Must Respect The Rules

Friday, 24 April 2020, 4:43 pm | Game Animal Council

Game Animal Council General Manager Tim Gale says it is really important that hunters respect the rules around hunting in plantation forests. “While hunters play an important role in managing game animal numbers in many plantation forests, hunting ... More >>

Some Hunting Allowed Under Level 3

Thursday, 23 April 2020, 11:49 am | Game Animal Council

The Government has announced the rules for hunting under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Hunting will be allowed only on private land and with the landowner’s permission. The Government has also stipulated that this must be within your region and bubble, ... More >>

Hunting Should Be Reconsidered Under Level 3

Friday, 17 April 2020, 3:53 pm | Game Animal Council

The Game Animal Council is recommending to government that further consideration is given to allow deerstalking and other large game animal hunting to take place under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. The Game Animal Council has requested that consideration ... More >>

Level 3 Rules Still Mean No Hunting

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 4:15 pm | Game Animal Council

If the Government decides to take us down to Alert Level 3 next week, it will still mean hunting is not allowed, says Game Animal Council General Manager Tim Gale. “The Government confirmed today the rules around Alert Level 3. Unfortunately, those rules ... More >>

Hunting Banned Under New Government Order

Saturday, 4 April 2020, 4:32 pm | Game Animal Council

A new Government Order has effectively banned hunting until COVID-19 Alert Level 4 is lifted. The Game Animal Council, NZDA, Police and other agencies have given consistent guidance that hunting, like many other recreational activities, should ... More >>

Hunters Should Do The Right Thing, Stay At Home

Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 3:03 pm | Game Animal Council

The Game Animal Council and the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) are urging all hunters to do the right thing and stay at home while New Zealand is at COVID-19 Alert Level Four. “Being at Level Four means that unfortunately hunters ... More >>