News - Tagged with Hunting

Fish & Game sets out hunting and fishing manifesto for new Government

Fish & Game New Zealand has outlined a series of priorities for the new Government to consider as part of a hunting and fishing manifesto.

Posted in Fishing, Hunting, National; Tagged Fishing Hunting Posted 31 days ago

Manifesto Fish & Game

Our vision is a New Zealand where freshwater habitats and species flourish, where hunting and fishing traditions thrive and all Kiwis enjoy access to sustainable wild fish and game resources.

Posted in Fishing, Hunting, Environment, National; Tagged Fishing Hunting Posted 31 days ago

Red tape and regulations ‘bogging down’ wetland conservation gains - Fish & Game

Current regulations are not working to maintain existing wetland areas and are hindering the creation of new wetlands, says Fish & Game New Zealand.

Posted in National; Tagged Fresh Water Hunting game bird Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Game Bird Hunting Opening Weekend

More than 65,000 New Zealanders are believed to have turned out for the opening morning of the game bird season with low cloud, a bit of wind, and in some...

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Hunting Posted 7 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Cracking season on the cards as Opening Weekend looms

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Hunting Posted 7 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Mai-mai ballot aimed at next generation of hunters

Junior and novice hunters in Otago are being offered a chance at exclusive access to mai-mais and duck ponds for the opening of the 2023 game bird season.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Hunting Posted 9 months ago by Bruce Quirey

More adult hunters to harvest paradise shelducks

A nine-day hunting season to harvest some of Otago’s healthy population of paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi opens on Saturday, March 4.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Paradise Shelduck Hunting game bird Posted 9 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Otago Fish & Game appoints Cromwell-based operations manager

An avid game bird hunter with 30 years’ experience in conversation projects has been appointed as Otago Fish and Game Council operations manager based in Cromwell.

Posted in Environment, National; Tagged Fishing Conservation Hunting Posted 13 months ago by Bruce Quirey