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Govt agriculture climate plan cautiously welcomed

Fish & Game New Zealand notes the announcement today that the Government and the intensive agriculture leadership have reached a ‘historic consensus’ and are exploring using a formal sector-government agreement...

Posted in National, Environment; Posted 5 days ago by Brian Anderton

Both urban and rural users must protect water quality

Fish & Game New Zealand agrees with Federated Farmers Otago President Simon Davies that we all want lakes and rivers to have the highest water quality.

Posted in Environment, National; Posted 9 days ago by Brian Anderton

Illegal fishing method discovered

Fish & Game Rangers have become alerted to an illegal fishing rig being used at the Mackenzie Basin Hydro Canals.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 10 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Stats NZ survey shows water reforms have public support

New data released by Stats NZ shows that freshwater quality is New Zealanders' top environmental concern.

Posted in Environment, National; Posted 21 days ago by Brian Anderton

Fish & Game welcome intensive agriculture leadership's winter grazing campaign

Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the pre-emptive media campaign by Beef + Lamb, DairyNZ and Federated Farmers in anticipation of photos of some farmers behaving badly this winter.

Posted in National, Environment; Posted 23 days ago by Brian Anderton

Salmon crisis prompts rule changes

Faced with continual decline in the sea run salmon fishery, the two Canterbury Fish & Game regions have voted this week to align most of their salmon regulations.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 30 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Salmon escape prompts Fish & Game crackdown

Fish & Game Rangers from the Central South Island region are patrolling the Ohau C canal system near Twizel in force after an unexpected escape of over 2,000 salmon this week.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 36 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Tough new rules to clean up water welcomed

Fish & Game New Zealand welcome that the Government's plan to halt the decline in water quality and improve rivers, lakes and streams will be announced in August.

Posted in Environment, National; Posted 46 days ago by Brian Anderton

Fish & Game welcome Budget 2019 announcements

Fish & Game New Zealand welcome the Budget 2019 announcement of a $229 million Sustainable Land Use package.

Posted in National, Environment; Posted 52 days ago by Brian Anderton

Startling admission from ORC Chair

An admission by Otago Regional Council Chair Stephen Woodhead that they will probably not meet the deadline to implement current freshwater national standards is concerning, Fish & Game New Zealand...

Posted in Environment, National; Posted 52 days ago by Brian Anderton

Fish & Game NZ welcome investigation into ORC RMA practices

Fish and Game New Zealand welcomes the decision by Environment Minister David Parker to appoint a formal investigator to assess Otago Regional Council’s performance of their RMA functions in relation...

Posted in Environment, National; Posted 2 months ago by Brian Anderton

Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the Government’s Tourism Strategy

Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the Government’s New Zealand-Aotearoa Government Tourism Strategy, which sets out a plan to better manage the challenges of growth on the environment.

Posted in National, Environment; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Canterbury water testing alarming

Fish & Game are concerned that Environment Canterbury’s latest groundwater survey shows ninety-five per cent of Canterbury’s monitored wells have nitrate levels worse or no better than those ten years ago.

Posted in Environment, National; Posted 2 months ago by Brian Anderton

Hunters, great prizes for returning duck band details

Game bird hunters are again being offered some "very appealing" incentives to take part in one of Fish & Game’s longest-running scientific research programmes.

Posted in Hunting; Posted 2 months ago by Brian Anderton

Fish & Game hails ‘safe’ start to game bird season

Fish & Game has applauded duck hunters for a “safe and compliant” start to the new season that began early yesterday morning.

Posted in Hunting; Posted 3 months ago by Grant Dyson

Fish & Game hopeful of ‘first rate’ game bird season

Some "outstanding" hunting is in store for game bird hunters when the new season opens this weekend if the weather plays its part, according to Fish & Game.

Posted in Hunting; Posted 3 months ago by Grant Dyson