Fisheries Minister David Parker seeks advice on rule change for pink maomao
Rahui in place for elusive reef species being targeted on the Coromandel and elsewhere.
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Kate MacNamara: Do fishing boat cameras really warrant Covid funding?
How money earmarked for responding to a public health disaster bought cameras on boats.
Female wallaby killed in North Otago's Kakanui Range
A single female could introduce a breeding population to an area.
Duck shooters' desperate efforts to save driver of vehicle that plunged into river
Fatal accident 'another blow for the community following a series of sad events'.
Iwi leader announces rāhui for embattled pink maomao fishery
"We're calling on the conscience of New Zealanders to abide by it," iwi leader says.
Fish rage: Locals block wharf after fishermen filmed with 'thousands' of pink maomao
Residents block wharf and patrol for sightings of group with thousands of pink maomao.
Kaipara District Council decision to not release trout this year disappoints trout fishing enthusiasts
Trout will not be released into Lake Kaiiwi for the third consecutive year.
Hunters airlifted from rugged terrain near Mt Cook
Pair located uninjured at 3pm and successfully evacuated at 4.30pm.
Revealed: New fishing restrictions for Hauraki Gulf
18 new protection areas to be created under major new environmental plan.
Permit for freedom camping at popular whitebaiting spot could be scrapped
About 2680 people camped at the spot last summer.
Shark fin exports: NZ's 'dirty little secret'
It is illegal to remove fins and discard the body of sharks caught in NZ waters.
Foveaux Strait oysters: Results of parasite testing to be shared in meetings
Community meetings to be held in Southland this week as part of the biosecurity response.
Landowner calls for tougher penalites for poachers
The South Island has the highest rate of illegal hunting in the country.
'Eradication is possible': Wallaby control efforts boosted in Otago
Otago Regional Council optimistic it can achieve its long-term goal of eradication.
Hawke's Bay haul: Local lands 116.2kg southern bluefin tuna
It was a three-hour fish fight, and a three-hour trip home.
Fishery impacts highlighted by experts at community meeting
Bigger boats, utes, trailers, pressure rapidly growing with development of Whitianga
Solo angler's six-hour battle to reel in 288kg swordfish
"I felt the fight wasn't over until I had a tail rope on it.'
'God answered our prayers' - sister of missing fisherman
Police have found the body of a man who has been missing for almost two weeks.
Covid-19 still biting Sanford's seafood export earnings
Second half of financial year expected to be seasonally stronger.
Ospri launches nationwide TB education campaign for hunters
"What we've got to remember is that we're dealing with a disease that humans can catch."
Scientists testing for deadly oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae
Bonamia ostreae can kill flat oysters, putting the entire Bluff oyster trade at risk.
Hawke's Bay man nets $1940 for 97 black-market crayfish
The wholesale value of the 97 crayfish sold was about $4801.50.
Coromandel coast scallop beds in crisis, report says
"How can we change our behaviours so we don't do the same thing again."
Keeping safe this duck shooting season
Taranaki hunters are reminded to keep safe and protect waterways.
Women shot by duck hunters: Man charged with careless use of firearm
A man, 26, has been arrested after two women were hit by pellets.
'Wouldn't have survived another night': Hunters find injured biker after 27 hours
Three 18-year-olds were in their four-wheel-drive when they spotted the motorbike.
Closing in: Cops chase up tips on duck hunters after women hit by shotgun pellets
The women were walking near the Clutha River on May 1.
Police release photos of duck shooters after women suffer shotgun injuries
Information sought regarding two men who might be connected to the incident.
Thousands of duck hunters head to their maimai
The game bird hunting season kicked off at the weekend.
Duck-shooting season begins in Southland
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Resident says shooting of walkers by duck hunters was inevitable
The woman first warned of the dangers of hunters shooting from boats two years ago.