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Debate on precious resource full of hooks
A winter of discontent in heartland National Party territory has nothing to do with the GCSB bill, as John Key likes to point out
Iwi rails against Govt's snapper cutback
New Zealand's largest iwi, Ngapuhi, has thrown its weight behind a campaign to protect the snapper bag limit of recreational anglers.
John Durrant: Snapper plan denies basic rights
Nathan Guy - it's time to front up and talk to fishers and maybe then you can say we're in the process of a public consultation, writes John Durrant.
Snapper quota plan puts heat on coast MPs
Proposed cuts to recreational snapper quotas have hit a nerve with politicians on both sides of the House as electorate MPs in fishing hotspots come under pressure for meddling with fishers' bag limits.
Exemption: Maori fishing quota holders
Maori fishing quota holders will be exempt from legislation designed to protect migrant workers on foreign chartered vessels from exploitation.
Geoff Thomas: Good bags to be had despite winter
Snapper fishing and diving have been producing some excellent bags in spite of the wintry conditions.
Come in close for the best snapper
The 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.
Hook, line and sinkered
The 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.
Snapper survey findings disputed
A Whangarei man who has been a commercial fisher for 40 years is disputing reports that Northland snapper stocks are below sustainable levels.
Officials wary over snapper plans
Sensitivity over new management options for the country's biggest snapper fishery is prompting deep thought within the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Editorial: Cut snapper limit to build up species
Editorial: It's time recreational fishers thought about the sustainability of snapper stock, as the species' number around the North Island continues to dwindle.
Snapper cuts on table
Recreational fishers face big cuts to the number of snapper fish they can catch in one of New Zealand's most popular fishing areas.
Deep nets could save lives
A new study suggests the number of dolphins being captured and killed in commercial trawling nets could dive if vessels changed their fishing methods.
Giant shark attacks swordfish
After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty hand-line out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic Mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece. courtesy TheFishingShow/ITM Fishing Show
Sam Judd: Paua to the people
Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out the proposed controversial changes to areas for commercial harvesting for paua.
Sam Judd: Delicious rubbish
Sam Judd checks out freefishheads.co.nz - a website devoted to finding a grateful home for what is otherwise considered waste from the sea.