Mystery surrounds 'monster' trout caught in canal - or was it?
"Monster" 25 kg trout said to have been caught in South Island hydro canal.
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A 302kg blue marlin caught on 15kg line
Pending world record for young Northland marlin angler.
Listeria discovery forces company to recall salmon product
There are no reports of illness at this point.
Hook in its mouth: Heartbreaking photo of seagull sparks plea
Seagull has fishing equipment snared around itself, including a hook in its mouth.
Kingsize kingy caught off Kāpiti Island
"It was perserverance, that's for sure, and determination." - Lee Claxton
Bullet fired through daughter's bedroom window
Plea for hunters to take care after bullet casing found in bedroom.
Inflatable boat nearly mowed down by cruise ship 'ran out of fuel'
Rescuer saw 'look of fear' on faces of young people nearly run over by cruise ship.
Clarke Gayford's 'sexy' photo of his latest catch
Clarke Gayford shows off a 30kg kingfish he caught while jigging in Gisborne.
Lion, moose, water buffalo, oh my!
Assortment of exotic taxidermied animals on display before an auction later this year.
Winston Peters critical as Japan announces whaling will resume
Japan has announced it will no longer hunt whales in the Southern Ocean.
'Holy crap! There's a whole bunch of fins coming towards us'
Three mates were on a fishing trip near Wellington when a pod of orca found them.
Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day
The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.
Body found in search for missing fisherman
Body discovered after week-long search of river.
Spearfisher frees himself from jaws of 2m mako shark
The attack hasn't made the Kerikeri man more wary of being in the water.
Calls for crayfish fishing ban for Auckland, Bay of Plenty as population 'collapses'
Forest & Bird wants to see a three-year ban to allow the population to recover.
Monster trout released into Lake Rotorua
Anglers have been given the chance to chase monster-sized trout in Lake Rotorua.
Australian caught towing boat with mobility scooter after losing licence
No licence, no problem, for this Aussie.
Man fined for fishing in marine reserve
Man fined $500 and relieved of his four snapper after being caught in marine reserve.
DoC presses go on debated tahr cull
DoC will go ahead this week with an eight-month operation to cull 10,000 wild tahr.
'One sneeze from death': Hunter's 40m gully plunge
His heroic mates kept him alive in the freezing conditions as he plunged into hypothermia.
Green Party bill causing concern for anglers
Bill to protect indigenous fish poses threat to freshwater angling, some say.
Fish & Game row over dead man's money escalates
Audit launched after financial and $500k bequest concerns
Kiwi as bro! Men seen fishing from caravan on Lake Tarawera
It's not often you see a caravan floating on water!
Trout fishing about camaraderie and scenery
If you catch a fish that's just a bonus says one fisherman.
US TV star allows more public access to pristine NZ valley
Matt Lauer purchased the lease for $13 million last year.
Postponed tahr cull 'will go ahead'
Petition to halt the tahr cull attracted at least 23,000 signatures.
20,000 Kiwis call on Govt to stop Tahr cull
But the Environment Minister says the National-organised petition is 'absurd'.
Carpe diem: Three battlers take top fishing spot
Three unlikely battlers win World Carp Classic in the name of New Zealand.
Body of missing Southland boatie found
Jamie Boniface, 28, went missing after his dinghy overturned in the Riverton Estuary.
Police downgrade search for Riverton fisherman
Fisherman went missing after the boat he was in capsized in Riverton.
Mayors fear for Taupo-based rescue helicopter
Local knowledge could be lost in reshuffled air ambulance service.