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Bittern in QEII dune wetland covenant Ruakaka Photo Kieran Pullman

Once Bittern twice shy – the mission to count the shy and secretive Australasian bittern

A large, secretive and shy, wetland heron – the Australasian bittern (matuku hūrepo) – isn’t easy to find which makes it hard to count them but a committed group has…

2/09/2024
Maggie Tait

Spawning monitoring – measuring to manage

Fish & Game staff throughout the country are busy conducting spawning surveys for trout and salmon to ensure there are sustainable fisheries for the future and to check up on…

8/08/2024
Maggie Tait

Trustee retires after a lifetime of protecting wetlands

After 57 years out in the wild John Cheyne is home to roost after retiring as a trustee for the NZ Game Bird Habitat Trust (GBHT).

15/07/2024
Maggie Tait

Appointments to the New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board

The Minister for Hunting and Fishing, Hon. Todd McClay, has appointed board members to the New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust.

11/07/2024
Maggie Tait

Reports show why ORC must lead the way out of troubled waters

Otago Fish & Game is deeply concerned about the state of the region’s environment, with recently released Otago Regional Council reports suggesting many of its freshwater bodies are in serious…

Otago
11/03/2024
Bruce Quirey

Crested grebe focus of lots of searching over the weekend

The pūteketeke Australasian crested grebe, announced the Bird of the Century in 2023 was the focus of lots of searching over the weekend.

5/02/2024

ReWilding the north for World Wetlands Day - wetland a paradise for wildlife

The completion of the second stage of an ambitious project to rewild a once grazed Northland valley into a lush wetland has been celebrated with an event to mark World…