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Peter Calder: Just no escaping from dead eye Ditch
Check Ditch Keeling's voicemail announcement. "I'm in the middle of killing something right now," it says. "Leave a message and I'll get back to you just as soon as it's dead.
Cricketer regrets shooting wildlife
Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath has issued a public apology after images surfaced online of him participating in a big game hunt in Zimbabwe.
Heather du Plessis Allen: Pet or pest a cultural view
Chances are you've probably never heard of Kid Rock. He's not the kind of character who appeals here.
Man accidentally injured on hunting trip
A man was injured after his rifle accidentally went off while he was on a hunting trip near Murchison.
Training session for dogs help save kiwi from attack
Kiwis for Kiwi is running training sessions nationwide to condition hunting dogs against attacking our threatened national bird.
Grieving parents call for hunting law change
The parents of a young man shot dead in a hunting accident hope law changes prevent a similar tragedy happening again.
Drunk hunter rescued near Oamaru
A young man spent hours in near freezing conditions after leaving a hunting group in bush near Oamaru, early this morning, drunk and with no shoes.
Hunter injured in quad bike accident
A deer hunter has been hospitalised after his quad bike rolled and crushed him in remote forest overnight.
Star defends wildlife shoot
All Black lock Sam Whitelock has defended himself and Crusaders teammates after images of them posing with dead big-game animals were posted online.
Ire over 'joke' sentence for hunter
Angry friends and relatives of a young Southland hunter walked out of court when it became apparent the man who mistook him for a deer wouldn't be sent to prison.
Man who shot friend in the elbow named
A man who shot his friend in the elbow on the first day of duck shooting season can now be named.
Man arrested following reserve duck hunt
A man found duck hunting in a wildlife reserve has been arrested.
Calls for review of firearms laws
A string of hunting accidents is proof New Zealand's firearms laws need to be reviewed, a leading gun control advocate says.
Stray bullet 'scares the hell out of me'
'Some muppet has failed to determine his background,' says the Dunedin man who believes a hunter put a stray bullet in his deck.
Nothing stops Sally from joining hunt
'I've always been a shooter,' the 44-year-old said as she prepared to return to the family's shooting spot on a dammed pond at Maraekakaho today.
It's nice weather - for ducks
About 40,000 hunters will be heading to huts, ponds and rivers from tomorrow as duck shooting season begins.
Ute crushes man
A man who died after the ute he was driving in rural North Canterbury rolled and crushed him yesterday morning has been named.
Man charged over hunting death
A 56-year-old Tuatapere man has been charged in connection with a fatal hunting shooting in Southland earlier this month.
Hunter's death spurs plea
A25-year-old dairy farmer shot dead at the weekend was the latest victim of a spate of hunting accidents around the country.
Man, 25, shot dead by hunter
A hunter who was shot dead by a member of another hunting party in Southland yesterday has been named as local dairy farmer Adam David Hill.
Tough new penalties over unlawful hunting
Two Hawke's Bay men are facing charges of unlawful hunting and are likely to be among the first to face tough new penalties which were introduced last November.
Urewera hunter safe but injured
Search teams have this morning located a hunter who had been reported missing in Te Urewera National Park.
Hunting season marred by early accidents
The year's busiest hunting season has been marred by a "disappointing'' run of four serious incidents in the first week.