Environment News & Events

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River guardians back in the water

Fish & Game has launched a diving programme to monitor New Zealand’s trout populations and assess the health of the nation’s waterways.

  • 1/03/2023
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Fish & Game Applauds Conservation Heroes

Conservation Week (September 5-11) is an opportunity to applaud the "massive" environmental effort invested by anglers and hunters throughout the country, says Fish & Game NZ.

  • 7/09/2022
  • Richie Cosgrove
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CSI Fish & Game Resource Officer/Planner position available

Central South Island Fish & Game Council is a statutory body charged with managing freshwater sports fisheries and game bird populations on behalf of angling and hunting licence holders.

  • Central South Island
  • 2/08/2022
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Corina Jordan lands ‘dream’ role as New Zealand Fish and Game Council chief executive

New Zealand Fish and Game Council has appointed Corina Jordan to the position of chief executive.

  • 30/05/2022
  • Bruce Quirey
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DUCK HUNTERS EVENING - THURSDAY 28th APRIL 2022

Due to the loss of pre duck hunting season events in the Bay of Plenty, Eastern Region Fish & Game is organising a duck hunters evening, just before the 2022…

  • Eastern
  • 14/04/2022
  • Eastern
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2022 Otago Junior and Novice Hunters Ballot

Ballots are open for junior and novice game bird hunters to access mai mais and ponds at Otago Fish & Game's managed wetlands for the 2022 Opening Weekend.

  • Otago
  • 8/03/2022
  • Bruce Quirey
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Review of Trout Fishing Rules Underway

The Eastern Region Fish & Game Council is reviewing its local trout fishing laws The ‘angling rules’ are reviewed every second season by the Eastern Region Fish and Game Council.

  • Eastern
  • 6/02/2022
  • Eastern
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Every Wetland Counts

Eleven organisations call for doubling wetland extent by 2050  Today on World Wetlands Day, eleven non-governmental organisations are launching a new campaign, Every Wetland Counts He Piupiuaki Ia Rohe Kōreporepo, calling…

  • 2/02/2022
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Lower Clutha Trout Fishing Competition to support fishery research

The return of the Lower Clutha Trout Fishing Competition on Saturday, November 27, is a win-win for anglers and the fishery, Dunedin angler Bryson Carraher says.

  • Otago
  • 9/11/2021
  • Bruce Quirey
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2021 soft bait clinics

Want to be a more successful spin angler? Want to learn how to use soft baits? Come along and get the latest soft bait fishing tips.

  • Otago
  • 9/11/2021
  • Bruce Quirey
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