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North OtagoSeptember 8

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.
Waitaki River ‘lost’ designation rejected
Waitaki River ‘lost’ designation rejected
WānakaSeptember 8

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.
NewsOctober 20

Fish, Game back tracks on voting decision

Should overseas anglers be allowed to vote in Fish and Game Council elections?
Fish, Game back tracks on voting decision
Fish, Game back tracks on voting decision
DunedinAugust 30

New fishing classes could hook women

Otago Fish and Game is trying to lure women towards the joys of fishing.
DunedinAugust 23

Restoration of wetland back in play

Changes to regulations governing wetlands could give Fish and Game Otago's Takitakitoa Wetland proposal a second chance.
Restoration of wetland back in play
Restoration of wetland back in play
NewsAugust 15

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.
NewsAugust 14

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.
NewsJuly 12

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.
DunedinApril 21

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.
DunedinApril 21

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.
DunedinMarch 26

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.
DunedinFebruary 10

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.
DunedinJanuary 19

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.
Accused of Fish and Game 'vendetta'
Accused of Fish and Game 'vendetta'
NewsDecember 7

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.
Otago Fish and Game questions setting of minimum flows
Otago Fish and Game questions setting of minimum flows
SouthlandNovember 8

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.
DunedinNovember 1

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.
DunedinOctober 1

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.
Blake reels in a winner - with a little help
Blake reels in a winner - with a little help
North OtagoSeptember 2

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.
Study of fish due to start
Study of fish due to start
DunedinAugust 19

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.
DunedinAugust 17

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.
Fish and Game appeals change
Fish and Game appeals change
NewsAugust 16

ORC consent unlikely for reflooding wetland

Otago Fish and Game is contemplating legal action after the Otago Regional Council indicated it would probably not grant consent for Fish and Game's proposed wetland redevelopment on the lower Taieri.
ORC consent unlikely for reflooding wetland
ORC consent unlikely for reflooding wetland
NewsMay 10

Rangers get bird's eye view of mai mais

Fish and Game Otago rangers are using modern technology to get a bird's eye view of hunters shooting ducks from hidden mai mais.
Rangers get bird's eye view of mai mais
Rangers get bird's eye view of mai mais
NewsApril 27

More 1080 screening rebutted

Fish and Game Otago is disappointed ground 1080 poisoning in upland areas home to game birds will not be screened to reduce the risk of by-kill.
South OtagoApril 19

Unscreened bait bird kill concern

Fish and Game Otago will continue to try to get the Otago Regional Council to discuss issues around 1080 poisoning and gamebird "by-kill" after a request to have ground bait screened was turned down.
NewsFebruary 18

Gravel loss from rivers a concern

Fish and Game Otago is keen for contractors to take gravel from consolidated sites, including through quarrying, rather than continuing the "contentious" practice of removing it from Otago rivers.
Gravel loss from rivers a concern
Gravel loss from rivers a concern