by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 30, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A full year-round closure has been placed to the recreational harvesting of shellfish on east Auckland’s Cockle Bay/Tuwakamana beach from 1 May 2021. The ban replaces the previous seasonal restriction and will be reviewed after a period of three years. The year-round...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 30, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A new project has been developed to help conserve kea in the central South Alps. The project – a collaboration between the NZ Tahr Foundation, Kea Conservation Trust, and Game Animal Council – is designed so that hunters in the tahr ballot can contribute to recording...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 29, 2021 | News
Fish & Game staff have released 300 large rainbow trout into the Quarry Lake arm of Lake Pupuke on the North Shore this week. The traditional release site on the East side of the lake was shifted to the smaller quarry lake to improve catch rates for anglers, says...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 27, 2021 | News
A Southland hunter who went missing in the Hokonui Hills was lucky to be found several hours later, the police say. Gore Police and Eastern Southland Land Search and Rescue team were alerted to the lost hunter on 21 April, after he used his mobile phone to raise the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 16, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
With this year’s mallard monitoring results 10% above the average count since 2015, duck hunters in Otago can look forward to an above-average season this year if the weather plays its part, says Otago Fish & Game officer Bruce Quirey. Otago Fish & Game...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 16, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern chick hatched and reared at Auckland zoo offers new hope for the future of the species. The chick has been transferred to an offsite aviary before being released into the wild. Tara iti is Aotearoa’s rarest endemic bird. The...
