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Honouring a Career of Dedication: Steve Terry Receives Rare Fish & Game Excellence Award
Photo Above: Fish & Game Field Officer Steve Terry holds Fish & Game Excellence Award at the McIntyre Wetland opening in the North Canterbury High Country on the 18th of…
- North Canterbury
- 20/03/2026
- Jackson Meecham
Fighting back for salmon: major wetland restoration opens as pressure on Rakaia fishery mounts
Fish & Game today celebrated the opening of a restored wetland to protect a critical salmon spawning site on one of New Zealand’s iconic rivers.
- 18/03/2026
- Maggie Tait
New resource management laws need to recognise valued introduced species, says Fish & Game
Fish & Game New Zealand is working on behalf of anglers and game bird hunters to secure changes to protect fishing and hunting, now and for future generations, in the…
- 18/02/2026
Marlborough photographer captures contemplative black swan for Game Bird Habitat Stamp
A striking image of a black swan gazing downward at its own reflection has earned Blenheim photographer Steve Angus the coveted 2026 Game Bird Habitat Stamp Photo prize.
- 2/02/2026
- Maggie Tait
Fish & Game welcomes aspects of Resource Management reform but seeks stronger protections
Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes elements of the Government's resource management reform, including retention of Water Conservation Orders and making it easier to restore or create wetlands, but says…
- 9/12/2025
- Maggie Tait
Rare native fish discovery thanks to Donald Scott Scholarship
New populations of a rare and threatened native fish species have been found in three locations in the Cardrona Valley thanks to research funded by the inaugural Donald Scott Memorial…
- Otago
- 4/07/2025
Photo Competition opens for 2027 Game Bird Habitat Stamp
Fish & Game New Zealand and the Game Bird Habitat Trust are calling for photographers and hunters to capture the perfect shot of a game bird in its natural habitat…
- 4/03/2025
- Maggie Tait
Fish & Game New Zealand backs investment in QEII National Trust
The Government’s announcement of an additional $4.
- 22/02/2025
- Maggie Tait
Local species go wild on World Wetlands Day
It was a wildlife watcher’s dream as a menagerie of creatures were spotted in Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs in Wānaka on World Wetlands Day yesterday.
- Otago
- 3/02/2025
Repeat success for Northland hunter in Game Bird Habitat Stamp competition
A striking image of a pūkeko in flight has seen Northland hunter and photographer David Towgood named as winner of the Game Bird Habitat Stamp Photo competition for the second…
- 3/02/2025
- Maggie Tait