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Honouring a Career of Dedication: Steve Terry Receives Rare Fish & Game Excellence Award
Photo Above: Fish & Game Field Officer Steve Terry holds Fish & Game Excellence Award at the McIntyre Wetland opening in the North Canterbury High Country on the 18th of…
- North Canterbury
- 20/03/2026
- Jackson Meecham
Hunters’ Funds Help Create More Than 12ha Of Wetlands Across The Lower North Island
Wellington and Taranaki Fish & Game have secured $36,000 in Game Bird Habitat Trust funding to help landowners across the regions create more than 12 hectares of valuable wetland habitat.
- 3/09/2026
- Maggie Tait
Bird flu update, what you need to know
You may have seen that H5 bird flu has been detected in New Zealand, so far in two non-game bird species.
- 24/07/2026
Bird flu (H5N1) confirmed in New Zealand, what hunters need to know
Bird flu (H5N1) confirmed in New Zealand, what hunters need to know We are writing with important news for all Fish & Game licence holders.
- 15/07/2026
Fighting back for salmon: major wetland restoration opens as pressure on Rakaia fishery mounts
Fish & Game today celebrated the opening of a restored wetland to protect a critical salmon spawning site on one of New Zealand’s iconic rivers.
- 18/03/2026
- Maggie Tait
New resource management laws need to recognise valued introduced species, says Fish & Game
Fish & Game New Zealand is working on behalf of anglers and game bird hunters to secure changes to protect fishing and hunting, now and for future generations, in the…
- 18/02/2026
Marlborough photographer captures contemplative black swan for Game Bird Habitat Stamp
A striking image of a black swan gazing downward at its own reflection has earned Blenheim photographer Steve Angus the coveted 2026 Game Bird Habitat Stamp Photo prize.
- 2/02/2026
- Maggie Tait
Fish & Game welcomes aspects of Resource Management reform but seeks stronger protections
Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes elements of the Government's resource management reform, including retention of Water Conservation Orders and making it easier to restore or create wetlands, but says…
- 9/12/2025
- Maggie Tait
Rare native fish discovery thanks to Donald Scott Scholarship
New populations of a rare and threatened native fish species have been found in three locations in the Cardrona Valley thanks to research funded by the inaugural Donald Scott Memorial…
- Otago
- 4/07/2025
Photo Competition opens for 2027 Game Bird Habitat Stamp
Fish & Game New Zealand and the Game Bird Habitat Trust are calling for photographers and hunters to capture the perfect shot of a game bird in its natural habitat…
- 4/03/2025
- Maggie Tait