Anglers urged to buy licences
Fish and Game is urging anglers to buy their licences in time for the start of the fishing season on October 1 to avoid being fined.
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Waitaki River ‘lost’ designation rejected
Waitaki River ‘lost’ designation rejected
The Waitaki River is not ‘‘lost’’, the president of a community-based volunteer organisation trying to enhance the salmon fishery in the river says.
Fish, Game back tracks on voting decision
Fish, Game back tracks on voting decision
Should overseas anglers be allowed to vote in Fish and Game Council elections?
New fishing classes could hook women
New fishing classes could hook women
Otago Fish and Game is trying to lure women towards the joys of fishing.
Restoration of wetland back in play
Restoration of wetland back in play
Changes to regulations governing wetlands could give Fish and Game Otago's Takitakitoa Wetland proposal a second chance.
Fish and Game may take action
Fish and Game may take action
Fish and Game Otago will take legal action against the Otago Regional Council if it is not consulted during consent processes.
Loss of affected party status worry
Loss of affected party status worry
Fish and Game Otago is questioning how it can do its statutory duty of protecting trout and salmon if the Otago Regional Council fails to notify it of consent applications involving waterways.
Relief for Fish and Game
Relief for Fish and Game
Water conservation orders have escaped the knife under the Government's freshwater reforms, to the relief of Fish and Game Otago and the disappointment of the Otago Regional Council.
Water proposals worry Otago Fish and Game
Water proposals worry Otago Fish and Game
Otago Fish and Game is ''fundamentally opposed'' to attempts to weaken the protection by which Water Conservation Orders are provided on New Zealand waters.
Rangers learn not to fall for fishermen's tales
Rangers learn not to fall for fishermen's tales
Fishermen who fall foul of the law are becoming more convincing liars, giving false names and details to rangers, Otago Fish and Game says.
Fish and Game issue put off
Fish and Game issue put off
Newly appointed New Zealand Fish and Game Council chairman Peter Robinson has declined to comment on the progress of a complaint made by Otago councillor Dave Witherow against its chief executive.
Witherow re-elected as Fish and Game representative
Witherow re-elected as Fish and Game representative
The Otago Fish and Game council has shown its confidence in Dave Witherow by re-electing him as its representative to the New Zealand council.
Accused of Fish and Game 'vendetta'
Accused of Fish and Game 'vendetta'
Otago national body representative Dave Witherow is again offside with the Fish and Game New Zealand council after sending out a questionnaire accusing its chief executive of incompetence.
Otago Fish and Game questions setting of minimum flows
Otago Fish and Game questions setting of minimum flows
Despite members of the Otago Fish and Game council supporting the investigation of the Tarras Irrigation Scheme by the Otago Regional Council, they want minimum flow settings of the Lindis River kept separate from the proposal for public submissions.
Opposition to cycleway unaddresed
Opposition to cycleway unaddresed
While Prime Minister John Key says he has been working with opponents of the $11 million Around the Mountains Cycle Trail, one main opponent, Fish and Game, has not had heard from him.
During Mr Key's visit to Queenstown last week he was asked if his Government would be stepping in to challenge opposition to one vital 28km piece of the trail alongside the Oreti River that was denied in August.
Waterways threatened: Fish & Game
Waterways threatened: Fish & Game
The green waste dumped and leaching into Dunedin's urban streams is "offensive" and endangering the brown trout, Fish and Game says.
Blake reels in a winner - with a little help
Blake reels in a winner - with a little help
Eight-year-old Blake Rackham had a story to tell yesterday after landing a whopping rainbow trout.
Study of fish due to start
Study of fish due to start
After a two-year delay, a $70,000 fish-trapping study to find out how many juvenile salmon are getting into the Lower Waitaki irrigation scheme will finally get under way next week.
Fish and Game calls for a collaborative approach
Fish and Game calls for a collaborative approach
Failure by the Otago Regional Council to work with affected groups on its proposed water quality changes means those organisations need to start talking to each other, Fish and Game councillor Ray Grubb says.
Fish and Game appeals change
Fish and Game appeals change
A threat to Fish and Game's ability to have a say on any resource consents affecting fish or gamebird habitat has led it to take action in the Environment Court.