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Local Focus: Whitebait numbers fritter away
Borrow pits rejuvenating the whitebait population. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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.
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.
Fishing: Lighten load for the nationals
Points will be gained for using light line in relation to the size of the fish.
Fishing: Game fishing hot in warm currents
Rare tropical visitors mahimahi can already be found and it is very early in the season.
Swept away: Heartbreak of 9 children of drowned couple
Dah Htoo Ukay now looks after her four younger brothers at their family home in Henderson.
Fishing: All power to angling with current
Ability to interpret signals on electronics is more useful than having list of good spots.
Watch: Great white shark steals fisherman's berley bag
Men who decided to go for a morning fish ended up being robbed, and caught it on tape.
Clarke Gayford: Fishing the Pacific
Clarke Gayford says fish lovers should treat themselves to winter fishing in the tropics.
Fishing: Tekapo brown trout biggest
In the canals, the fish are literally being force fed and grow to an unnatural size.
Fisherman shows off monster catch
The kingfish so big you'll have to see to believe it was caught.
Clarke Gayford: The lure of accessories
It's no longer just how big your tranducer is, but how clever, writes Clarke Gayford.
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.
Fishing: Tips for a top summer
We never stop learning about fishing, so here's some tip to increase your chances.
Hook in its mouth: Heartbreaking photo of seagull sparks plea
Seagull has fishing equipment snared around itself, including a hook in its mouth.
Castaways: Divers surface to see boat drifting 1km away
Brothers were diving but found themselves stranded when they surfaced.
Powerboat capsizes in Hauraki Gulf; four rescued
Two boats rescued two boaties each after they saw a powerboat capsize.
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.
Bethells Beach fisherman missing for three days
The search resumes for a man in his 50s who went fishing at Bethells Beach on Sunday.
Clarke Gayford: All hail the King(fish)
Nowhere else in the world does it grow as big as here, writes Clarke Gayford.
Clarke Gayford: Fishing your feelings
It's a pursuit that's the most addictive real-life puzzle, writes Clarke Gayford.
'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.
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.
Fishing: Strong lines the key to capturing hefty hapuku
An unusual feature this spring is the appearance of baby hapuku in the gulf.