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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
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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
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Eastern Mallard band draw winners

Hunters who returned bands over the past year went into two draws.

  • Eastern
  • 15/02/2024
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Eastern Waewaetutuki
Junior Hunt Opportunity – Waewaetutuki

Want to take your son or daughter, or the neighbour’s kid, to a great wetland to hunt ducks? Let us know! We are giving junior licence holders a great opportunity –…

  • Eastern
  • 11/09/2023
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Balloted Wetlands Gate Restrictions 2021 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
  • 31/03/2021
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Waewaetutuki – Junior Hunt Opportunity

As promoted in the special edition Fish & Game magazine, Eastern Region are offering junior licence holders the chance to go into a draw to win one of eight slots…

  • Eastern
  • 10/03/2021
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Ballot Holders Gate Restrictions 2021 Season

Ballot Holders MAINTENANCE PERIOD Balloted Wetlands Gate Restrictions 2021 Season Ballot holders undertaking maintenance of stands and ponds are permitted to do works for the months of February and March only.…

  • Eastern
  • 25/01/2021
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Praise for ‘majority’ of hunters who stuck to game bird rules

Fish & Game says that as predicted, the opening of the new game bird season in the large Eastern Region produced “mixed fortunes” for hunters.

  • Eastern
  • 7/05/2019
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Eastern fish & Game: swot the rules & regs before you head out hunting

Staff in Fish & Game’s Eastern Region say with the countdown starting to the new game bird season, hunters are urged to make sure they’re familiar with changes to both…

  • Eastern
  • 1/05/2019
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Fish & Game officers seize eight shotguns in Bay of Plenty

Fish & Game officers have taken a hard line on hunting offences at the opening of the new game bird season near Whakatane – seizing eight shotguns worth a total…

  • Eastern
  • 9/05/2018
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