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![Game on - sports to resume under level 2](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Game on - sports to resume under level 2
Hunters get ready - a delayed duck shooting season kicks off next Saturday.
![Man charged over four-day hunt on DoC land during lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Man charged over four-day hunt on DoC land during lockdown
Hunting is only allowed on local, private land in level 3.
![Hunters allowed on private land at alert level 3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Hunters allowed on private land at alert level 3
All hunting was banned under alert level 4.
![Five men arrested for illegally hunting during lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Five men arrested for illegally hunting during lockdown
Only one of the five men had a firearms licence.
![Govt assessing whether hunting will be allowed at level 3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Govt assessing whether hunting will be allowed at level 3
Covid-19 website wrongly states hunting banned at level 3 but Govt is reserving judgement.
![NZ Outdoors Party compares government to Nazis over lockdown rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
NZ Outdoors Party compares government to Nazis over lockdown rules
The comments have been labelled "inappropriate" by the NZ Deerstalkers Association.
![Haywire compass leads to four days lost in the bush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Haywire compass leads to four days lost in the bush
Hunter, Eli Smith, got lost for four days in the bush on Stewart Island. Video / ODT
![Missing Stewart Island hunter found after extended shoreline search](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Missing Stewart Island hunter found after extended shoreline search
He survived nearly three days on meat from a deer he'd shot earlier, and limpets and paua.
![Free food event on Saturday aims to promote wellbeing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Free food event on Saturday aims to promote wellbeing
Free food and information of offer at Kowhai Park on Saturday, January 25.
![Poaching warning: Otago fencer catches illegal hunters on sheep station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Poaching warning: Otago fencer catches illegal hunters on sheep station
Police said there have been several incidents of poaching in Central Otago recently.
![Kiwi mum reveals death threats for taking children hunting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Kiwi mum reveals death threats for taking children hunting
Mum-of-three says she wishes her haters nothing but happiness.
![Film crew catch orca on ray and shark hunt off Northland coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Film crew catch orca on ray and shark hunt off Northland coast
National Geographic luckily got footage of two killer whales off Taiharuru.
![Hunter appeals for return of dogs, ute and equipment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Hunter appeals for return of dogs, ute and equipment
Hunter says hunting dogs become part of the family and help put food on the table.
![Two hunting dogs and firearms in stolen ute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Two hunting dogs and firearms in stolen ute
A ute with two hunting dogs in their cages plus hunting firearms has been stolen.
![$40,000 trophy stag shot and killed in Martinborough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
$40,000 trophy stag shot and killed in Martinborough
"As a rare breed valued at over $40,000, this is a huge loss for its owner."
![Hawke's Bay gun amnesty event a 'success'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Hawke's Bay gun amnesty event a 'success'
The first of two gun buyback and amnesty events in Hastings has been labelled a success.
![Pilot of missing plane found safe and well - now going hunting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Pilot of missing plane found safe and well - now going hunting
Hunting trip still on after rescue mission sparked by gps failure.
![Trade Me giraffe rug auction sparks anger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Trade Me giraffe rug auction sparks anger
Seller posted photo of smiling man posing with a dead giraffe. Others weren't smiling.
![Hunting season shaping up to be quacker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Hunting season shaping up to be quacker
Going shooting this weekend? Here's everything you need to know ahead of opening morning.
![Hunter missing in Te Urewera found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Hunter missing in Te Urewera found
A police officer was flown into the national park to help with the search.
![Hunter falls down bank near Turangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'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.
![Govt to gangs: Hand in your military-style semi-automatics or face 5 years' jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Govt to gangs: Hand in your military-style semi-automatics or face 5 years' jail
People with military-style semi-automatic weapons have until September to hand them over.
![Big myth about Australia gun laws](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Big myth about Australia gun laws
Many Aussies are proud of strict gun laws that are actually weaker than they should be.
![Accused mosque killer's gun club: 'We don't foster white nationalist ideology'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Accused mosque killer's gun club: 'We don't foster white nationalist ideology'
Club vice-president rejects any links to white nationalism, says allegations 'unfounded'.
![Analysis | Why PM might follow the lead of Australia on guns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Analysis | Why PM might follow the lead of Australia on guns
An inquiry recommended more than 20 years ago to ban the weapons used in the terror attack
![More than 52,000 firearms imported into NZ last year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
More than 52,000 firearms imported into NZ last year
New data shows 52,000 firearms, worth $22m, came into NZ last year.
![Taranaki honeymoon: Whacking possums](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Taranaki honeymoon: Whacking possums
For one newlywed couple, there's no better honeymoon than killing possums in Taranaki.
![Pests, pork or pets? It's pig politics on Great Barrier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Pests, pork or pets? It's pig politics on Great Barrier
Pigs' extensive presence on the island is dividing residents.