Hunting News & Events

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Hunters gear up for game bird hunting season

Hunters around the country have their fingers and toes crossed for some foul weather this weekend with the game bird season getting underway.

  • 3/05/2024
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Lake Aniwhenua

Pioneer Energy Ltd on behalf of Southern Generation Limited Partnership would like to advise that the water level of Lake Aniwhenua will be lowered by up to two metres below…

  • Eastern
  • 21/03/2024
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Fish & Game New Zealand game bird licences on sale now

Fish & Game has announced that game bird hunting licences for the 2024 season are now on sale.

  • 18/03/2024
  • Maggie Tait
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Stunning image of mallard featured on 30th annual Game Bird Habitat collectors stamp

A stunning image of a mallard drake in flight captured by a Northland photographer, David Towgood, has been selected as the image for the coveted 2024 Game Bird Habitat collectors’…

  • 11/03/2024
  • Richie Cosgrove
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CSI Managed Wetlands hunting ballots open now

The opportunity to access some of the best public land areas for game bird hunting in New Zealand starts today.

  • Central South Island
  • 1/02/2024
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Auckland Waikato Fish & Game Council Mallard/Grey Duck Banding Schedule 2024

This is an invitation for volunteers to help with the banding of birds.

  • Auckland/Waikato Event
  • 30/11/2023
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2024 Taranaki Special Game Bird Season For Paradise Shelduck

The 2024 Taranaki special season for paradise shelduck applies in Area C only. There is no special season in Area A (Waimarino) and Area B (Whanganui).

  • Taranaki Event
  • 20/09/2023
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Uncertain future for fishing and hunting under Labour Party’s Wildlife Act review

The proposed scrapping and replacement of the Wildlife Act signals an uncertain future for Fish & Game New Zealand and freshwater fishing and game bird hunting.

  • 11/09/2023
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Junior Hunt Opportunity – Waewaetutuki

Want to take your son or daughter, or the neighbour’s kid, to a great wetland to hunt ducks? Let us know! We are giving junior licence holders a great opportunity –…

  • Eastern
  • 11/09/2023
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Red tape and regulations ‘bogging down’ wetland conservation gains - Fish & Game

Current regulations are not working to maintain existing wetland areas and are hindering the creation of new wetlands, says Fish & Game New Zealand.

  • 10/09/2023
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