Environment News & Events
Key trout spawning streams identified in lower Clutha River/Mata-au
Pictured: Master’s student Olivier Raven, from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, inspects an otolith extracted from a brown trout caught in the Pomahaka River.
- 10/07/2023
Fish & Game New Zealand cautiously welcomes recommended changes to RMA reforms
Recommended changes to the proposed law to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) are a boost to the future of freshwater fishing and game bird hunting but questions remain over…
- 28/06/2023
De-intensify agriculture only way to save high country lakes
The declining state of Canterbury’s high country lakes shown in a new Ministry for the Environment report highlights that intensive agriculture should never have been allowed in these sensitive ecosystems,…
- 28/06/2023
Uncertain future for fishing and hunting under Resource Management Act reforms
The proposed law to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) heralds a major challenge to the future of freshwater fishing and game bird hunting, says Fish & Game New Zealand.
- 18/06/2023
Fish & Game calls for support to farm recovery effort
Fish & Game is calling on anglers and hunters to reach out to farmers still cleaning up from the devastation of cyclone events earlier in the year.
- 21/05/2023
Fish & Game calls for Water Conservation Orders to be enforced
Fish & Game New Zealand is urging regional councils to step up and protect New Zealand’s rivers and lakes by enforcing Water Conservation Orders (WCOs).
- 30/04/2023
Fish & Game scientists research New Zealand’s rivers with electric fishing technology
The effects of barriers to fish passage on native species and trout in Taranaki, and a recovering kōaro and eel population in Nelson/Marlborough are among the insights gained in an…
- 19/04/2023
Regional council must act on deadly botulism outbreaks
An outbreak of avian botulism in Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland that has killed thousands of waterfowl including some rare indigenous species is yet another wake-up call for urgent action, says Fish…
- 19/03/2023
River guardians back in the water
Fish & Game has launched a diving programme to monitor New Zealand’s trout populations and assess the health of the nation’s waterways.
- 1/03/2023
Fish & Game Applauds Conservation Heroes
Conservation Week (September 5-11) is an opportunity to applaud the "massive" environmental effort invested by anglers and hunters throughout the country, says Fish & Game NZ.
- 7/09/2022
- Richie Cosgrove