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Fish & Game elections off to ‘healthy start’

Fish & Game elections are off to a “flying start” with plenty of candidates throwing their hats into the ring.

  • 6/09/2018
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Fish & Game Officer -West Coast Region

Fish & Game N. Z. West Coast has a vacancy for a full-time Fish & Game Officer to work remotely in the Buller and West Coast regions.

  • 5/09/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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‘Clean it up or stop it’ – call for action on environmentally damaging intensive winter feeding

The agriculture industry is being challenged to clean up its act and enforce much higher standards for the environmentally damaging practice of intensive winter feeding.

  • 24/08/2018
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Intensive winter feeding – poor practice hurting the environment and farming

Fish and Game is calling for action to stop the environmental damage caused by intensive winter feeding of stock, saying the practice is not only damaging our rivers and streams,…

  • 23/08/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Central South Island Fish & Game joins the appeal on the RDR Decision

Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSIFG) is joining an appeal against Canterbury Regional Council’s decision on applications by Rangitata Diversion Race Limited as a S274 party.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 17/08/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Volunteers planted hundreds of natives sedges and other plants along the shores of Lake Tutira.
Fish & Game praises Lake Tutira clean up efforts

Fish & Game has praised the efforts of community groups and individuals who are continuing their battle to improve Lake Tutira’s water quality.

  • 16/08/2018
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Hawkes Bay Regional Council told to stop breaking promises on stock feedlots

Missing in Action – what’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Council doing about feedlots?Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is being told to “lift its game” and stop breaking the promises it has made…

  • 13/08/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Stand for fishing, hunting and the environment – call for candidates to contest the Fish & Game elections

Anglers and hunters are being called on to stand as candidates in this year’s Fish & Game elections.

  • 9/08/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Fish & Game tells Horizons ‘stop squirming and act'

Horizons Council told to stop trying to squirm out of its responsibilities Fish & Game Chief Executive Martin Taylor says Horizons Chairman Bruce Gordon needs to face reality and do his…

  • 2/08/2018
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Fish & Game Officer - Otago region

The Otago Fish and Game Council is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Fish & Game Officer to join our team based in Dunedin.

  • 17/07/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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