Hunting News & Events
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
Eastern Mallard band draw winners
Hunters who returned bands over the past year went into two draws.
- Eastern
- 15/02/2024
CSI Managed Wetlands hunting ballots open now
The opportunity to access some of the best public land areas for game bird hunting in New Zealand starts today.
- Central South Island
- 1/02/2024
Special Paradise Shelduck Season
King Country Special Paradise Shelduck Season Sorry but the numbers were under the threshold for having this event this year (2024).
- Auckland/Waikato
- 23/01/2024
Auckland Waikato Fish & Game Council Mallard/Grey Duck Banding Schedule 2024
This is an invitation for volunteers to help with the banding of birds.
- Auckland/Waikato Event
- 30/11/2023
2024 Taranaki Special Game Bird Season For Paradise Shelduck
The 2024 Taranaki special season for paradise shelduck applies in Area C only. There is no special season in Area A (Waimarino) and Area B (Whanganui).
- Taranaki Event
- 20/09/2023
Uncertain future for fishing and hunting under Labour Party’s Wildlife Act review
The proposed scrapping and replacement of the Wildlife Act signals an uncertain future for Fish & Game New Zealand and freshwater fishing and game bird hunting.
- 11/09/2023