Hunting News & Events

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

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

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

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

Mai-mai ballot aimed at next generation of hunters
Junior and novice hunters in Otago are being offered a chance at exclusive access to mai-mais and duck ponds for the opening of the 2023 game bird season.
- Otago
- 7/03/2023

More adult hunters to harvest paradise shelducks
A nine-day hunting season to harvest some of Otago’s healthy population of paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi opens on Saturday, March 4.
- Otago
- 28/02/2023

Summer hunting for paradise shelduck on offer
For Taranaki game bird hunters who can't wait for the traditional May start of the hunting season to come around, Fish & Game is all set to lay on some…
- Taranaki
- 13/02/2023

CSI Managed Wetlands hunting ballots now open
The opportunity to access some of the best public land areas for game bird hunting in New Zealand starts today.
- Central South Island
- 7/02/2023

Game bird habitat stamp winner for 2023 Announced
A photo of a Californian quail strutting along a fence line is the image that will adorn the 2023 Game Bird Habitat Stamp.
- 2/02/2023

2023 Taranaki Special Game Bird Season For Paradise Shelduck
The 2023 Taranaki special season for paradise shelduck applies in Area C only. There is no special season in Area A (Waimarino) and Area B (Whanganui).
- 9/01/2023