Brown trout in top form on the Tongariro River
It's been a great season for brown trout anglers on the Tongariro River.
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New gun control group pushes for national register
A new gun control lobby group wants stronger restrictions for semi-automatic weapons
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No fishing: Swathes of Hauraki Gulf could be closed or made marine reserve
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Giant tuna catch off Hawke's Bay coast sells for $46,000
"Danielle" skipper Steve Harvey and crew hauled in a 230kg tuna last week.
Deer 'left to rot' in Hawke's Bay waterway by hunters
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What the? Clarke Gayford skins kingfish with his teeth
The question of why you would want to skin a fish this way remains unanswered.
Takitimu Seafoods boat brings in massive 230kg tuna off Hawke's Bay coast
This enormous fish could sell for $100,000 if the Japanese market is interested.
Tauranga teen reels in possible world record catch
Otumoetai College student 'stoked' with his catch and hoping for a double world record.
Hunter falls down bank near Turangi
A person has fallen down a bank while hunting near Turangi.
'I knew I wasn't walking out': Hunter rescued after snapping leg
There was a "very loud crack" when Robert Franklin hit the ground. His leg had snapped.
Editor stands by PM 'dumb-as-a-plank' remark in gun reform story
PM Jacinda Ardern called 'dumb-as-a-plank' and Minister Stuart Nash dubbed her 'lapdog'.
Boaties urged to report sightings of entangled whale
The man who filmed the humpback whale says it was a "distressing" sight.
Boaties rescued after becoming distracted by a large fish
The boaties were taken by surprise when their boat overturned off the coast of Marahau.
223kg marlin catches crew by surprise
Napier boat Lexington and its crew have taken home the grand prize of $10,000.
Snapper rising to the fisherman's bait in NZ's warmer oceans, as other species sink
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Kiwi fisherman left with hole in arm after being bitten by shark for second time
A Kiwi man had a lucky escape after a shark chomped down on his arm during a fishing trip.
Toxic shellfish alert for parts of Bay of Plenty and Waikato
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) issued the public health warning yesterday.
World-record angler - leave me be or I'll hide the mega-fish
It would be the biggest brown trout ever - if it ever emerges.
Mystery surrounds 'monster' trout caught in canal - or was it?
"Monster" 25 kg trout said to have been caught in South Island hydro canal.
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.
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