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Local duck shooters kick off 2020 season with a bang
The game bird hunting season runs for the next two months.
Video campaign urges duck hunters to stay safe this season
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council aims to challenge old-school attitudes to firearms.
Feds urges duck shooters to put safety first
Feds reminding duck shooters to take extra care over the upcoming opening weekend.
Police urge care after deer hunter's vehicle shot at
Hunter's vehicle shot at by illegal spotlighters who may have misidentified their target.
Level 2 boating - don't be left floating
Water Safety Bay of Plenty is urging boaties to be prepared before heading out.
Get a quack on: Duck numbers flying high
The duck hunting season opens this weekend and has been extended to July 12.
Hunters prepare for later start of duck shooting season
The 2020 season opens on Saturday, May 23.
Duck shooters out of luck as Lake Whatumā nears empty
One of Hawke's Bay's finest lakes for duck shooting is now nothing but a muddy puddle.
'It's in my DNA', keen duck hunter getting ready for late season
Retired sawmill worker Gavin Roy has been duck hunting since he was 16.
Dates set for five weeks of duck hunting
Hunters must comply with the restrictions of alert level 2 while hunting and travelling.
Man drowns tending to fishing net off Petone beach
Cries for help were heard from the shore but emergency services couldn't reach him in time
Rare bluntnose lizardfish caught in Northland
Rare fished hooked by angler in Houhora Harbour excites fish experts.
Hunters bag 4000 wallabies in pre-lockdown competition
"Recreational hunters play a massive part in the control of this pest".
Police, MPI sting sees 150 paua, 284 kina released, poachers fined
150 paua, 284 kina and five undersized crayfish were seized and returned to the ocean.
Pigeon shooter warned after false alarm
The start of the game bird season has been delayed due to Covid-19
Covid 19 coronavirus: Air Force swoop on Northland coastline
Combined operation between police and the Air Force to check fishers during lockdown.
Wild duck off menu until alert level 2
Fish and Game officials will be out to stop people breaking the hunting ban this weekend.
Delay to duck shooting season 'the best under circumstances'
Game bird season will go ahead when New Zealand enters alert level 2.
Muttonbird hunters expect prices to rise
Short muttonbird season means prices will increase during lockdown.
How Swazi's Davey Hughes got through the lockdown
Alert level 4 is tough going for hunting, fishing and outdoor pursuits man, Davey Hughes.
Freshwater fishing now an option
Anglers can now go to their closest freshwater fishing spot for recreation.
Hawke's Bay surfers and fishers prepare for alert level 3
Surfing, diving and fishing fanatics eager to get back to their passions in alert level 3.
What level 3 means for you: Fishing, surfing, hunting on menu
Some activities are allowed - but strong restrictions remain.
Delayed duck shooting season 'better than none'
Delayed duck shooting season better than none, according to Waipawa hunter Blair Slavin.
New rules: How will alert level 3 impact hunters?
Tauranga hunters are being urged to be patient.
'Imagine how big the deer and pigs are going to be': Howie Morrison Junior
Rotorua hunters are being urged to be patient.
Feds says permission for private land hunting essential
Hunters must gain the landowner's permission says Federated Farmers' Miles Anderson.
Hunters allowed on private land at alert level 3
All hunting was banned under alert level 4.
Game bird season opening confirmed
Govt and Fish & Game NZ announce when game bird season will commence.
Guns seized: Police catch early morning hunters breaching lockdown
Incidents revealed as one iwi bans hunting and camping - even at alert level 3.
Man catches 20kg kingfish with his bare hands
It was the biggest fish Tauranga's Logan Reid has ever caught.