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We are an angler and gamebird hunter organisation which has a statutory mandate to manage New Zealand's fresh water sportsfish fisheries and gamebird hunting.
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NZ Council

Northland	Auckland/Waikato	Eastern	Hawkes Bay	Taranaki	Wellington
Nelson/Marlborough	West Coast	North Canterbury	Central South Island	Otago	Southland

January 2012: Reel Life - The January Issue of our angling newsletter

December 2011: Reel Life - The December issue of our angling newsletter

December 2011: Education Key To A Strong Access Culture

December 2011: Media Release - Audit Raises Concerns Over 'Clean Streams' Credibility

December 2011: Rivers Report Hits The Mark

November 2011: Reel Life - The November issue of our angling newsletter

November 2011: ALERT! - Important message from the CEO of Fish & Game NZ

November 2011: MAF Update on Lamprey Disease

November 2011: Fish Disease Update - Fish and Game Cautiously Optimistic

November 2011: Media Release - Future Farming Ethos Must Be Embraced

October 2011: Reel Life - The October issue of our angling newsletter

October 2011: Hatchery Fish Detected With Disease

October 2011: ALERT - New Fish Disease Discovered

September 2011: Reel Life - our angling newsletter

September 2011: Political Parties Speak

September 2011: Cup visitors invited to Fish Away

August 2011: Reel Life - our angling newsletter

July 2011: Cawthron Report on National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management

July 2011: Reel Life - our angling newsletter

July 2011: Media Release - The Pen is mightier than the Sword

June 2011: Reel Life - our angling newsletter

May 2011: Media Release - NZ must brace for 1m more cows

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Getting started in Hunting or Fishing?

Getting Started in Trout Fishing / Introduction to Gamebird Hunting (available online)

Check out our new mini-website which gives you fishing tips and advice on where to fish throughout New Zealand: www.fishaway.co.nz

Click to obtain or update your licence or find our more about Fishing and Hunting licences.

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Fishing licence FAQ
Otago Greenstone Booking system
Back Country licences
Didymo Controls for Fiordland
Hunting Licences FAQ
Fish & Game Regions Map
Fishing / Hunting Season dates

Call '0800 LICENCE' for help

If you have trouble applying online for your licence please contact the Fish and Game licence administrator for assistance on

fishandgame@eyede.co.nz
or phone 0800 542 362

The 0800 licence service (0800 LICENCE or 0800 542 362) is available during normal work hours.

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