Category: Environment
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Fish & Game awards North Canterbury farmers environment prize
The dedicated efforts of a group of farmers to protect a North Canterbury stream have been recognised by Fish & Game with an environmental award.
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Environmental degradation forces closure of North Canterbury fisheries
Winter trout fishing will be closed in the lower reaches of North Canterbury rivers from the end of April after approval from the Department of Conservation’s Director General.
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Fish & Game says Government must heed young New Zealanders and act on clean water petition
Fish & Game is calling on the government to act for all New Zealanders and heed the public petition on clean water presented to politicians at Parliament on Tuesday.
Planned lowland waterways closure forced by environmental degradation, says Fish & Game
North Canterbury Fish & Game says the proposed ban on winter sports fishing in the lowland waterways is a regrettable measure which comes as the result of long term environmental...
Threatened environment to benefit from game bird hunting licence sales
Game bird hunting licences are going on sale (March 17) with some of the money raised from the sales going towards preserving New Zealand’s shrinking wetlands.
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Fish & Game applauds Landcorp environmental lead
Fish & Game has applauded the decision by the country’s largest farming company to significantly scale back its plans to turn forests near Taupo into dairy farms.
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Fish & Game critical of "weak" government response to poor water quality
Fish & Game is critical of the government’s just-released consultation document on fresh water, saying overall it will weaken not strengthen existing environmental protection and is a smokescreen to hide...
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Hawke's Bay Regional Council under fire for river stand
The group asking for a Water Conservation Order for Hawke’s Bay’s Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers is disappointed the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has come out against the initiative, describing the...
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Game bird hunters raise money to support World Wetlands Day
New Zealanders who want to help protect some of the country’s most important environmental areas are urged to buy the latest Fish & Game habitat stamp being launched today (Tuesday...
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Fish & Game leads community effort to save threatened Marlborough wetland
Marlborough’s largest surviving wetland is being restored through the efforts of hunters, an international winemaker, Fish & Game, DoC and conservation minded community volunteers.
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Fish & Game applauds tourism industry call for government action on water quality
Fish & Game is congratulating the tourism industry for its stand over the government’s continuing failure to address New Zealand’s deteriorating water quality.
Fish & Game Vows To Fight To Protect ‘Cornerstone’ Environment Law
Fish & Game says it will carefully review the government’s proposed changes to the Resource Management Act to ensure its existing environmental protections aren’t compromised.
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Kakapo Brook win ‘a victory’ for high value high country zones
Fish & Game is hailing as a victory the Kakapo Brook decision by the ECan appointed Independent Hearing Commissioners, to decline water take and use consents in a highly valued...
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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.
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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Save recreational access plea by Federated Farmers and Fish & Game
Federated Farmers and Fish & Game are asking Parliament to ensure proposed health and safety legislation does not lead to restrictions on recreational access to farms and forests.
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Fish & Game wins again over Ruataniwha Dam
Fish & Game is welcoming as a “significant victory” the Ruataniwha Board of Inquiry’s final decision on the conditions which would govern the controversial Hawkes Bay dam and irrigation project.
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Fish & Game Urges Government To Act on Water Quality
Fish & Game is urging the government to act immediately on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s warnings about the continuing deterioration of the country’s waterways and sharp rise in...
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