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Anglers from afar compete in Rotorua
The 13th annual Clubs New Zealand National Trout Fishing Competition was held in Rotorua.

Rotorua streams about to open for trout fishing fans
Some of Rotorua and Waikaremoana's best-known streams are about to re-open for summer.

Pahiatua Trout Fishing Carnival hauls in entrants
The annual Pahiatua Trout Fishing Carnival went off with huge interest.

Social media blamed for falling deer numbers
Hunters posting photos with trophies online had resulted in more overseas hunters arriving

How pāua reminds Chinese of home
Abalone links Chinese people's memories of home with the nature of Australia

Surfcasting: GXB competition attracts huge crowd
The GXB Surfcasting Competition turned out to be a special event for the community.

National trout fishing competition popular
The 13th annual Clubs New Zealand National Trout Fishing Tournament is on next week.

Poor Knights reserve example of what can be done
Poor Knights Marine Reserve community celebrates 20th anniversary of complete fishing ban

DOC cancels balloted tahr hunting
Tahr Liaison Group feedback suggested January not the best time for balloted hunting.

Hawke's Bay Fish & Game council under investigation
Fish and Game's Hawke's Bay former council is under fire as auditors called in.

9.7kg monster snapper wins Coromandel Inter-Club competition
Our annual snapper moochers tournament this year was a huge success.

Focus on hunting ethics
The new code outlines four main areas of responsibility for hunters.

Surfcasting: Safety first in hostile weather at 90 Mile Beach
Bad weather forced organisers of a 90 Mile Beach fishing comp to open up both coasts.

You've got the pāua! Offenders fined $4000
MPI fishery officers uncovered the offending while out on patrol over Labour weekend.

Not a whitebait missed at Kakanui River mouth
Wet, foggy weather did not deter would be whitebaiters by the Kakanui River.

Australian caught towing boat with mobility scooter after losing licence
No licence, no problem, for this Aussie.

Humpback whale freed from crayfish pot rope
Humpback whale freed from crayfish pot rope in waters off Whangamata

Man fined for fishing in marine reserve
Man fined $500 and relieved of his four snapper after being caught in marine reserve.

No scallop boats dredging in Karikari
There are no longliners working in Karikari Harbour, says a former scallop fisherman.

Unrecorded crayfish in Whitianga cost $8250 and boat
A Whitianga commercial fisherman has been fined over $8000 for unrecorded crayfish.

Fish & Game: Hunters' rewarded for returning duck bands
Helping Fish & Game's research has paid off "big time" for five game bird hunters

TV fishing series spotlight on Waihau Bay 'tuna rush'
ADOS Addicted to Fishing's series-ending show focuses on Waihau Bay on the East Cape.

Teenager lands whopper snapper
Mackenzie 'Macka' Stewart lands whopping snapper weighing 11.7kg.

First time lucky for Rotorua fisherman
The Fish for Gold promotion, with a $10,000 prize at stake, ended on Sunday.

DoC presses go on debated tahr cull
DoC will go ahead this week with an eight-month operation to cull 10,000 wild tahr.

Doubtless Bay locals take on flotilla of longliners
Six longliners have been dredging all the scallops in Doubtless Bay, upsetting locals.

Checkpoint uncovers massive illegal pāua haul
Taranaki checkpoint uncovers illegal haul of pāua, the majority of which were undersized.

'One sneeze from death': Hunter's 40m gully plunge
His heroic mates kept him alive in the freezing conditions as he plunged into hypothermia.