New ZealandKahawai for your breakfastBad weather was no barrier to a stream of visitors heading to Cape Reinga, with Kiwis on a pilgrimage north outnumbering tourists.17 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSnapper limits reducedSnapper bag limits in the country's most popular fishery will be reduced from nine to seven, and the minimum legal size increased from 27cms to 30cms from April 1.17 Sep 05:09 AM
New ZealandCall for fresh approach to fishingPacific nations need to take advantage of the multi-billion-dollar fishery on their doorstep by sending fresh sashimi to high-paying customers in Asia.03 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionSam Judd: Three-eyed fish for dinner kidsEnvironmental columnist Sam Judd takes a look at the disastrous consequences of the Japan earthquake on our food chain.27 Aug 08:18 PM
New ZealandBoaties accused of depleting snapperThe commercial fishing industry has accused recreational fishers of overfishing and depleting snapper stocks.23 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Fishing all about justifying toysConsumers of fish who do not take pleasure in the kill should be considered in debate too.23 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandDismissed fisherman awarded $80,000A Nelson fisherman accused of telling competitors of deep sea fishing giant Sealord where the good fishing spots are has won $80,000 in an unjustified dismissal case.21 Aug 02:48 AM
New ZealandLabour hooks into fish rowCuts to the 4500-tonne total allowable commercial catch in the Snapper 1 fishery will be on the table if a Labour Government is elected.20 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSnapper stunt nets dead jokesA fishy stunt in Parliament by Labour leader David Shearer appeared to backfire after it spawned a round of dead fish jokes.20 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandIwi rails against Govt's snapper cutbackNew Zealand's largest iwi, Ngapuhi, has thrown its weight behind a campaign to protect the snapper bag limit of recreational anglers.14 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionChris Castle: Seabed mining claims red herringsLet's get one thing straight. Chatham Rock Phosphate wouldn't be considering extracting phosphate nodules from a tiny fraction.12 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandJohn Armstrong: Pragmatism rules in Tiwai Pt handoutJust when you think the Prime Minister's pragmatic streak has surely drunk for too long at the well of political convenience, John Key promptly undertakes an even more audacious departure from the ideological ethos supposedly guiding his party.09 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionEric Barratt: Risks of sea floor mining plan too greatInterfering with fishing nurseries could devastate the entire hoki fishery and cost the country millions of dollars, writes Eric Barratt.05 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Why aren't more Maori fishing?Why is it that 20 years after a Treaty settlement awarded iwi a fifth of new fishing quotas, we do not have a deep-sea industry employing many more young Maori?02 Aug 05:30 PM
KahuExemption: Maori fishing quota holdersMaori fishing quota holders will be exempt from legislation designed to protect migrant workers on foreign chartered vessels from exploitation.26 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandIllegal seafood sales huntedThe wasabi sauce wasn't the only hot food item at a Whangarei sushi joint - the paua being used was also hot, having been bought illegally.22 Jul 01:59 AM
New ZealandSport fishers attack limits planRecreational fishers face significant bag or size limit restrictions under all three options revealed for managing the depleted Snapper 1 fishery from October 1.15 Jul 05:30 PM
EconomySealord unit woes hit Aotearoa profitsAotearoa Fisheries said its first-half earnings fell sharply after its 50 per cent-owned seafood business, Sealord, wrote down the value of its loss-making Argentinian fishing business.09 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleCome in close for the best snapperThe best place to find snapper is close around the rocks, which is good news for shore-based fishermen as well as those in small boats.21 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandHook, line and sinkeredThe passions that fishing can arouse are hard to fathom for the unconverted. Many think the odds are stacked in favour of the fish and leave it to the experts.21 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleSmall fry highlight dwindling fish stock fearsThese New Zealand snapper, sold in United States supermarkets and around the world, look tiny but may just be legal.21 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSnapper survey findings disputedA Whangarei man who has been a commercial fisher for 40 years is disputing reports that Northland snapper stocks are below sustainable levels.21 Jun 05:07 AM
New ZealandOfficials wary over snapper plansSensitivity over new management options for the country's biggest snapper fishery is prompting deep thought within the Ministry for Primary Industries.19 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandOfficers face fish-dumping chargesOfficers aboard one of two Korean-owned deep-sea trawlers berthed in Dunedin are facing allegations of illegally dumping fish at sea, brought by the fisheries division of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).18 Jun 12:09 AM
New ZealandFish quota on line as stocks fail to recoverNew Zealand's highest-profile fishery remains well below its sustainability target and a fight is looming over who should bear the brunt of restrictions - recreational fishers or the $50 million commercial sector.14 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandFishermen angry at call to extend set-net banOtago commercial fishermen have reacted with anger to a proposal to extend a ban on set-net fishing around the Otago Peninsula to help preserve yellow-eyed penguin colonies.19 May 08:16 PM
