Revealed: New fishing restrictions for Hauraki Gulf
18 new protection areas to be created under major new environmental plan.
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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.
Landowner calls for tougher penalites for poachers
The South Island has the highest rate of illegal hunting in the country.
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.
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."
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.
DoC investigating grisly remains of great white shark in Tauranga
The great white shark is a protected species under the Wildlife Act.
Police release photos of duck shooters after women suffer shotgun injuries
Information sought regarding two men who might be connected to the incident.
Duck-shooting season begins in Southland
The annual game-bird hunting season has kicked off after last year's season was delayed due to Covid-19. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / The South Today
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.
Man missing after fishing on rock near Raglan
A friend raised concern after the man failed to return home yesterday afternoon.
Police seek duck shooters after women suffer shotgun injuries
Duck shooters leave two women with minor pellet injuries while walking along a track.
Marlborough's new aquaculture rules have the 'scent of a Treaty breach', say iwi
Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn.
Teen poacher drove around and decapitated stags during lockdown
He and a friend cruised around spotlighting paddocks in search of animals to shoot.
Tahr hunting tragedy: Mystery remains but experts have theories
DoC accepts it could improve information around hazards and risks.
Shark expert's Bowentown warning: 'I personally wouldn't go swimming'
The fisherman estimated the shark was three to four metres long.
'He'd been out for several days': Hunter and dog rescued from mountains
More hunters are expected for 2021 roar, after last year's season was cancelled.
Revealed: Recreational fishers in the Gulf catch twice as much snapper as commercial - Niwa
Like anything relating to fish, there are many sides to this story.
Boat seized after three men caught 99 snapper
Boat had five times the legal limit - 99 snapper between three men.
Angler's horror at damage to trout from ingested rubbish
A trout badly harmed by an ingested thread spurs a call to keep rubbish out of our rivers.
Amaltal Fishing fined $27,000 for fishing in Marine Reserve
Amaltal, owned by Talley's Group, was convicted last year.
Search underway for missing fisherman in Canterbury
The man failed to return home from a fishing trip in the Twizel-Tekapo area on Saturday.
Men left clinging to chilly bin praise cops for rescue
Pair were left clinging to a chilly bin but fortunately wearing lifejackets.
Salmon no-show: 200 unlucky entrants at fishing competition
The competition prizes totalled $10,000 but no-one caught a salmon.
'Biggest fish I've ever seen': Angler catches 434.5kg black marlin
It is the biggest black marlin landed by a member of one Tauranga club in nearly 60 years.