Archive: October, 2015

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Fish&Game calls for stronger environment protection laws after “sobering report”

Fish & Game is calling for a radical re-think on environment protection laws, saying the just-issued State of The Environment Report shows the present system isn’t working.

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Holiday weekend opportunity for anglers to taste success

Labour weekend is providing holiday makers with their first opportunity to sample the wider range of new freshwater fishing licences now being offered by Fish & Game.

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Rotoiti and Okataina ‘best performers’ of Rotorua lakes on trout opening

Lake Rotoiti fished “way ahead” of normal on Opening Day, going by Fish & Game’s surveys of hundreds of anglers who turned out for the start of the new fishing season.

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New Fish & Game Councils Warned They Face Big Challenges

New Fish & Game councillors are being told they face big challenges representing their fellow anglers, game bird hunters and the environment after their success was announced in the results...

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'Foolish' Rotorua man failed to learn poaching lesson

A Rotorua man failed to learn his lesson after being booked for trout poaching offences, and “foolishly” went on to commit more just over a month later.

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Hauraki angler ‘closest’ to grand fishing prize of $25k

A Hauraki Plains angler has won a $200 prize in Fish & Game’s Fish for Gold promotion, getting closest to the grand prize of $25,000.

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'Banding Together' hunting jacket winners named

Hunting & Fishing New Zealand has named this year’s five lucky game bird hunters who’ve each won one of their $299.99 Matuku hunting jackets in the Banding Together promotion.

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Fish & Game Questions Horizons Regional Council's Commitment To The Environment

Fish & Game is calling for a formal, independent review of Horizons Regional Council after media reports the council is allowing farmers to dodge environmental plans for cleaning up the...

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Number of junior anglers pleasing - Fish & Game

A feature of the opening of the new trout fishing season has been the number of young anglers on the waterways - this year October 1 fell within the first...

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New fishing season: happy anglers, fish biting

Happy days…anglers who turned out for the first day of the new trout fishing season around the North Island were treated to some balmy conditions and hungry fish.

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