Environment News & Events

“Fair go For Kiwis” - Fish & Game Supports DoC New Charging Policy

Fish & Game is supporting the Department of Conservation’s new policy of charging overseas visitors more for using huts and campsites on the Great Walks.

2/06/2018
Richie Cosgrove

Regional Manager Hawkes Bay

Fish & Game New Zealand seeks an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to manage its Hawke’s Bay operations.

Southland Hawke's Bay
15/05/2018
Richie Cosgrove

Dairy Industry Review ‘confused and contradictory’

Fish & Game says the Agriculture Minister’s just-announced review of the dairy industry legislation is “confused and contradictory.

9/05/2018

Govt water quality commitment ‘well overdue'

Fish & Game has welcomed the government’s intention to develop a new national plan to halt the decline in water quality and improve rivers, lakes and streams.

7/05/2018

Fish & Game welcomes National Party turnaround on environment

Fish & Game is welcoming National Party leader Simon Bridges’ pledge to “reset” the party’s environmental policies, saying it is good to see him finally acknowledge the new political reality…

30/04/2018

Graeme Marshall Fishing Report for Reel Life April 2018

South Canterbury Report for April 2018 Eating humble pieIn last month’s column I expressed concern that recent major flood events in virtually all of South Canterbury’s lowland streams might have had…

30/04/2018

Wellington Weekly Hunting Report April 26

Significant Boost In Bird NumbersImage right: A small Wairarapa wetland absolutely covered in waterfowl last week (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Wellington
26/04/2018

Urgent action needed after report’s wake up call

Fish & Game has called for urgent government action on what it describes as a “sobering” official report showing wetlands, forests and waterways are coming under increasing pressure from unsustainable…

19/04/2018

Steady on – call for cap on tourism numbers in New Zealand high country

Fish & Game is calling on the Government to curb tourism numbers in the South Island high country, saying the pressure is now so high, it’s harming the environment and…

18/04/2018

Fish & Game dismisses ‘nonsense' claims about irrigation schemes

Fish & Game has dismissed as “nonsense” Irrigation New Zealand’s claims that irrigation is good for the environment.

17/04/2018