Hunting News & Events
Hawkes Bay Game Bird Regulation Recommendations
Invitation for feedback on Hawkes Bay Fish and Game Council’s Proposed 2025 Game Bird Season conditions.
- Hawke's Bay
- 17/12/2024
- Hawkes Bay
New firearms safety changes welcomed by Fish & Game
These changes herald a new approach to supporting individuals and families to become licenced firearms owners.
- 9/12/2024
- Richie Cosgrove
North Canterbury Game Bird Regulation Recommendations
Staff are tasked to propose regulation changes to better achieve Council goals and priorities.
- North Canterbury
- 19/08/2024
Game Bird Season
While hunters were out hunting ducks and other game birds at the weekend, Eastern Region Fish and Game staff were out hunting the hunters.
- Eastern
- 9/05/2024
Game-bird season opening keeps up Kiwi tradition
Christmas came early today for the 60,000 New Zealanders out enjoying the start of game bird season.
- 4/05/2024
- Richie Cosgrove
Hunters gear up for game bird hunting season
Hunters around the country have their fingers and toes crossed for some foul weather this weekend with the game bird season getting underway.
- 3/05/2024
Balloted Wetlands Gate Restrictions 2024 Hunting Season
**Hunters entering the below and other Fish & Game managed wetlands require both a game bird hunting licence and a hunting permit issued by Fish & Game/ DOC.
- Eastern
- 5/04/2024
Lake Aniwhenua
Pioneer Energy Ltd on behalf of Southern Generation Limited Partnership would like to advise that the water level of Lake Aniwhenua will be lowered by up to two metres below…
- Eastern
- 21/03/2024
Fish & Game New Zealand game bird licences on sale now
Fish & Game has announced that game bird hunting licences for the 2024 season are now on sale.
- 18/03/2024
- Maggie Tait
Stunning image of mallard featured on 30th annual Game Bird Habitat collectors stamp
A stunning image of a mallard drake in flight captured by a Northland photographer, David Towgood, has been selected as the image for the coveted 2024 Game Bird Habitat collectors’…
- 11/03/2024
- Richie Cosgrove