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Fish & Game applauds riparian planting move
Friday, 12 July 2013, 12:13 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Fish & Game says the Government’s tax change allowing farmers to deduct riparian planting work as an operational expense is a very positive move towards helping reduce the burden of agricultural runoff into waterways. More >>
Last chance to grab fine weather boat fishing
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 11:20 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Anglers have been urged to make the most of fine weather forecast to “grab the last chance” to fish some of the Rotorua lakes which close to boaties after this weekend, for the rest of the winter. More >>
Sieze game bird opportunities, says Fish & Game
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:18 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Don’t give up on game bird hunting just yet…there’s plenty of scope. More >>
Mixed start for Wellington duck hunters
Monday, 6 May 2013, 8:56 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
A mixed bag of weather gave lower North Island ducks an early advantage as the game bird season opened over the weekend. More >>
More New Zealanders To Eat Duck This Year
Saturday, 4 May 2013, 11:22 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
The Gamebird Food Festival is opening this weekend and has expanded to allow more food lovers to indulge in wild food fare. More >>
Otago Hunters Reassured about Duck Season Length
Friday, 19 April 2013, 2:02 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Otago Fish and Game Council has moved to reassure hunters about the length of the 2013 duck hunting season which starts on Saturday 4th May. The 12 week mallard duck season is the same length as last year, ending 28th July and paradise shelduck have ... More >>
Calling all game bird hunters
Monday, 18 February 2013, 9:17 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
The summer season is now open for hunting paradise shelducks “parries” - and a recent aerial survey suggests bird numbers in the North Canterbury Fish & Game region are high. More >>
Hunters can help scatter paradise ducks
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 10:39 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
A special two-day hunting season has been declared for paradise shelduck in the Taranaki and Whanganui provincial areas – as Fish & Game assists local farmers to move congregating flocks of the birds. More >>
Fish & Game expects healthy start to game bird season
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 11:45 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Fish & Game officers in the central North Island are hopeful of a healthy start to the game bird season now only 10 weeks away, based on information gathered in their summer banding programme. More >>
Cherry-Picking Would Derail Water Clean Up
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 4:09 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Fish & Game NZ says the release of the third and final Land and Water Forum (LWF) report will only have an impact on improving freshwater management if the Government accepts all of the Forum’s recommendations, which are interconnected, and not pick ... More >>
Proactive approach to combat game bird crop damage
Monday, 12 November 2012, 12:06 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Northland Fish & Game is urging farmers to make plans now for reducing the damage that can be caused by large flocks of Paradise shelduck. More >>
Plenty scope to score some trout this weekend
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 11:16 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Anglers have every chance to hook some nice trout on the Rotorua lakes this long weekend – with plenty of fish to target, and holidaymakers reminded that more spots are now open to easy spin fishing methods. More >>
Fish & Game officers seize shotguns,ammo
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 10:46 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Auckland / Waikato Fish & Game officers warn of a hard line over game bird hunting offences – after seizing four shotguns and a large quantity of banned lead shot on opening weekend. More >>
Tigers are on the loose at Lake Rotoma…
Monday, 10 October 2011, 11:41 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Tiger trout, that is. Fish & Game has just released 150 of them into Lake Rotoma – the only one in New Zealand that’s stocked with the unique game fish with stripy markings. More >>
Vigilance needed to keep NI free of ‘rock snot’
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 12:11 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Vigilance needed to keep NI free of ‘rock snot’ [Fish & Game NZ] Fish & Game NZ is encouraged by sampling results which show all rivers tested in the Manawatu region are free of didymo, also known as ‘rock snot’. More >>
Duck hunters say ‘Thank you’
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 12:40 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Wellington duck hunters, and the Wellington Fish & Game Council, acknowledge the goodwill and openness shown by the Port Nicolson Block Settlement Trust in reconsidering the ban on duck hunting on the Pencarrow Lakes. More >>
What’s Next after the Clean Streams Accord?
Friday, 19 March 2010, 2:31 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
“The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord has done its job of raising awareness of adverse environmental effects among dairy farmers, and the recent Snapshot of Progress clearly shows progress on the ground has stalled,” said Bryce Johnson, Chief Executive, ... More >>
Clean Streams Accord is Past Its Use-by Date
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 1:57 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
“The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord Snapshot of Progress 2008/09 released today paints a grim picture of ‘progress’ and clearly indicates that the Accord is past its use-by date.” said Neil Deans, Resource Management Coordinator, New Zealand ... More >>
Public Rights to Lakes Stopped By Wellington Iwi
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 10:51 am | NZ Fish and Game Council
Public use rights to the local Pencarrow lakes have been stopped by the Wellington Iwi organisation, the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust. Duck hunting has been occurring on the lake for over 80 years. More >>
Forest Owners Environmental Code Wins Award
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 5:34 pm | NZ Fish and Game Council
Fish & Game New Zealand congratulates the Forest Owners Association on their prestigious award for the most outstanding resource management documentation from the Resource Management Law Association. More >>
