Hunting News & Events
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Special Paradise Shelduck Season
King Country Special Paradise Shelduck Season Sorry but the numbers were under the threshold for having this event this year (2024).
- Auckland/Waikato
- 23/01/2024
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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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Game bird hunting regulations review
As part of the North Canterbury Fish and Game Councils’ annual game bird regulation review, we are seeking feedback from licence holders.
- North Canterbury
- 4/09/2023
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Time running out for Kiwis to apply for financial help to support wetlands
New Zealanders are being urged to apply for funding to support wetlands on their properties.
- 21/06/2023
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Game Bird Hunting Opening Weekend
More than 65,000 New Zealanders are believed to have turned out for the opening morning of the game bird season with low cloud, a bit of wind, and in some…
- 6/05/2023
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Cracking season on the cards as Opening Weekend looms
Thousands of landowners throughout the country will once again welcome friends and family onto their properties for the game bird hunting season, which starts the first weekend in May [May…
- 28/04/2023