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Giant tuna catch off Hawke's Bay coast sells for $46,000
"Danielle" skipper Steve Harvey and crew hauled in a 230kg tuna last week.
Deer 'left to rot' in Hawke's Bay waterway by hunters
Hunters found to be responsible could have their licence revoked.
What the? Clarke Gayford skins kingfish with his teeth
The question of why you would want to skin a fish this way remains unanswered.
Takitimu Seafoods boat brings in massive 230kg tuna off Hawke's Bay coast
This enormous fish could sell for $100,000 if the Japanese market is interested.
Tauranga teen reels in possible world record catch
Otumoetai College student 'stoked' with his catch and hoping for a double world record.
Hunter falls down bank near Turangi
A person has fallen down a bank while hunting near Turangi.
'I knew I wasn't walking out': Hunter rescued after snapping leg
There was a "very loud crack" when Robert Franklin hit the ground. His leg had snapped.
Editor stands by PM 'dumb-as-a-plank' remark in gun reform story
PM Jacinda Ardern called 'dumb-as-a-plank' and Minister Stuart Nash dubbed her 'lapdog'.
Boaties urged to report sightings of entangled whale
The man who filmed the humpback whale says it was a "distressing" sight.
Boaties rescued after becoming distracted by a large fish
The boaties were taken by surprise when their boat overturned off the coast of Marahau.
223kg marlin catches crew by surprise
Napier boat Lexington and its crew have taken home the grand prize of $10,000.
Snapper rising to the fisherman's bait in NZ's warmer oceans, as other species sink
In Auckland the fish casualties include tarakihi, gurnard, trevally, hapuku and john dory.
Kiwi fisherman left with hole in arm after being bitten by shark for second time
A Kiwi man had a lucky escape after a shark chomped down on his arm during a fishing trip.
Toxic shellfish alert for parts of Bay of Plenty and Waikato
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) issued the public health warning yesterday.
World-record angler - leave me be or I'll hide the mega-fish
It would be the biggest brown trout ever - if it ever emerges.
Mystery surrounds 'monster' trout caught in canal - or was it?
"Monster" 25 kg trout said to have been caught in South Island hydro canal.
A 302kg blue marlin caught on 15kg line
Pending world record for young Northland marlin angler.
Listeria discovery forces company to recall salmon product
There are no reports of illness at this point.
Hook in its mouth: Heartbreaking photo of seagull sparks plea
Seagull has fishing equipment snared around itself, including a hook in its mouth.
Kingsize kingy caught off Kāpiti Island
"It was perserverance, that's for sure, and determination." - Lee Claxton
Bullet fired through daughter's bedroom window
Plea for hunters to take care after bullet casing found in bedroom.
Inflatable boat nearly mowed down by cruise ship 'ran out of fuel'
Rescuer saw 'look of fear' on faces of young people nearly run over by cruise ship.
Clarke Gayford's 'sexy' photo of his latest catch
Clarke Gayford shows off a 30kg kingfish he caught while jigging in Gisborne.
Lion, moose, water buffalo, oh my!
Assortment of exotic taxidermied animals on display before an auction later this year.
Winston Peters critical as Japan announces whaling will resume
Japan has announced it will no longer hunt whales in the Southern Ocean.
'Holy crap! There's a whole bunch of fins coming towards us'
Three mates were on a fishing trip near Wellington when a pod of orca found them.
Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day
The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.
Body found in search for missing fisherman
Body discovered after week-long search of river.
Spearfisher frees himself from jaws of 2m mako shark
The attack hasn't made the Kerikeri man more wary of being in the water.
Calls for crayfish fishing ban for Auckland, Bay of Plenty as population 'collapses'
Forest & Bird wants to see a three-year ban to allow the population to recover.