Our Mission
Effective management of New Zealands sports fish & game resources
Fish & Game manages, maintains and enhances sports fish and game birds, and their habitats, in the best long-term interests of present and future generations of anglers and hunters. We are a not-for-profit organisation, funded through the sale of fishing and hunting licences.
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Choose your Licence
Your licence is your ticket to adventure. By law, every single freshwater fisher must have a licence to fish in our rivers and lakes.
Standard licence options
Types of fishing
There are different types of fresh water fishing. Spin fishing is the easiest and quickest way to get fishing.
Types of fishing
Getting your Gear Sorted
Rods, reels...spinners, sinkers...it's quite a list. Taking up a new sport can be a lot, but there is no need to be overwhelmed.
Getting your gear sorted
Choose your licence
Your licence is a permit to hunt game birds in line with the regulations governing the Fish & Game New Zealand region you're hunting in.
Your licence is your ticket to adventure. By law, every game bird hunter must have a licence to hunt.
Hunting Knowledge Hub
Your guide to game birds, gear, regulations, hunting, and preparation.
Getting your gear sorted
Know the game, know the gun - different game and different hunting styles require different arms and ammunition.
Getting your gear sortedEnvironment
Latest News from Fish & Game
Fishing & Hunting
Counters brave the cold as annual shoveler survey spans the country
- 6/08/2026
- Maggie Tait
North Canterbury Hunting Report - 30 July 2026
- North Canterbury
- 30/07/2026
- Jackson Meecham
Fishing News & Events Hunting News & Events Regional Fishing Reports Regional Hunting Reports
Environment & National
Bird flu (H5N1) confirmed in New Zealand, what hunters need to know
- 15/07/2026
CEO secondment continued
- 6/07/2026
- Maggie Tait
Latest National News Environment News & Events
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