Archive: November, 2018

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Second Fonterra sustainability report confirms industrial dairying unsustainable

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Fish & Game is welcoming Fonterra’s second ever sustainability report in 17 years on its environmental performance, saying it shows the corporate dairy giant is still scrambling to respond to...

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Weekly Fishing Report - 29th November 2018

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Forget about all the torrential rain the last few days - that's well behind us and the weekend is going to be awesome for fishing!

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David Haynes Column for Reel Life November 2018

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BAD PENNIES

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Chris Dore Fishing Report for Reel Life November 2018

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Another very changeable few weeks here in the south and a struggle to find fishable waters some days. However fishable doesn’t always mean gin clear.

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Creasy's Column for Reel Life November 2018

By Hugh Creasy

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Graeme Marshall Fishing Report for Reel Life November 2018

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South Canterbury Report

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Canterbury water testing raises health concerns

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Fish & Game has carried out sampling in Canterbury - knowing that nitrates contamination in rivers kills trout - to see whether contamination from intensive dairy farming is getting into...

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Will Spry Fishing Report for Reel Life November 2018

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Mackenzie Country Report

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‘Avid anglers’ all set for Rotorua streams opening

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Anglers are making plans to catch some big wild trout in particular, as some of Rotorua and Waikaremoana’s best known streams re-open for summer.

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Weekly Fishing Report - 22nd November 2018

A Fish Game ranger checking backcountry licences in the Upper Rangitikei Hamish Carnachan

The last couple of weeks have been a case of picking your time to get out when the conditions are optimum.

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Weekly Fishing Report - 15th November 2018

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Staff are out and about in the field today, ranging and carrying out other compliance operations, so we’ve got an abridged report for you this weekend.

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Kiwis set quacking pace at world waterfowl calling champs

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Kiwi duck callers have “done New Zealand proud” in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships in the United States – with a string of placings including a second.

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Weekly Fishing Report - 8th November 2018

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Spring has arrived late, which likely accounts for the unsettled weather and windy conditions we've had the last few weeks.

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Weekly Fishing Report - 1st November 2018

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Someone flicked the switch and we've temporarily gone back to winter, it seems!

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