You love fishing or hunting and want to protect these traditions? So do we.

Fish & Game New Zealand manages and enhances sports fish and game birds and their habitats, ensuring our traditions continue for future generations. Through this work, we have secured 12 of the 16 Water Conservation Orders currently in place, invested with partners approximately $22 million in wetland restoration, and continue to advocate for healthy waterways and thriving ecosystems.

Our ability to continue this vital work depends entirely on licence sales and donations received. This means your licence fee and donations go towards protecting New Zealand's freshwater habitats and the species that depend on them.

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What does Fish and Game do?

  • Protect waterways and wetland habitats.
  • Restore ecosystems through our habitat enhancement programmes.
  • Secure public access for fishing, hunting and recreation.
  • Monitor over 100 rivers and research threats to freshwater species. 
  • Advocate for strong environmental policies and freshwater protection.

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