Fishing
Recreational fishers applaud move to dismantle MPI
A recreational fishing advocacy group hopes a new direction in fisheries management will mean its fears over the vanishing resource will finally be heard.
Al Brown revisits Kiwi food classics
We should be wonderfully proud of New Zealand food culture, says shepherd-turned-chef Al Brown. He updates Kiwi classics like such as roast lamb, corned beef and cheese scones in the new book Eat Up… Audio
90-year-old's lesson on how to 'outsmart the fish'
Walter Keenan has been fishing our lakes and rivers for the past 68 seasons, but he won't be among the many who head out on the water this weekend as the fishing season kicks off. Video, Audio
Leaked fishing camera report 'sound', top advisor said
A report on cameras on fishing boats, dismissed by the Primary Industries Minister, was described as "robust and sound" by a top ministry science advisor.
Nuhaka Dreaming 5: hazards? what hazards? - a 1950s childhood unrecognisable today
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Cameras on boats 'an invasion of privacy' - Bluff fisherman
A group of fishermen could be heading to court to fight a plan to use cameras and GPS trackers to monitor commercial trawlers. Audio
Illegal fishing linked to Hector's dolphin death
Officials are trying to identify who caused the death of a Hector's dolphin on the West Coast earlier this year.
Chinese boats fined over endangered tuna haul
A Chinese fishing company has been fined more than $800,000, after captains misreported tuna catches.
MPI insists cameras on fishing boats will aid prosecutions
The 2017 Budget put $30 million towards the new fish Monitoring and Reporting System which the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, said would make New Zealand the most transparent and… Audio
All farmed oysters on Stewart Island to be culled
Since the deadly parasite bonamia ostreae was found a fortnight ago, Bluff's oyster industry has been pushing hard for a complete cull in order to save wild oyster stocks. Video, Audio
Potty About Crayfish
As a child, Dennis Burkhart pulled up crayfish pots by hand with his brother Trevor. In 1975, the pair bought a small processing factory and now their company is of NZ's leading exporters of live… Audio
Potty About Crayfish
As a child, Dennis Burkhart pulled up crayfish pots by hand with his brother Trevor. In 1975, the pair bought a small processing factory and now their company is of NZ's leading exporters of live…
AudioOne in four fishing crew suffer significant injuries at work
One in four crew members on commercial fishing vessels have suffered a significant injury during work which has prompted a campaign to address the sector's alarming workplace safety record. Audio
The Lawyers for Planet Earth
Meet the lawyers for Planet Earth, James Thornton and Martin Goodman. Audio
Fishing companies on trial for under-reporting catches
Some Hawke's Bay fishing companies committed a deliberate, wide-ranging and sophisticated fraud by under-reporting catch figures, a court has been told.
Fisherman who got hook in eye rescued
A Palmerston North fisherman had to be rescued after getting a fishing hook caught in his eye this morning.
Vietnamese 'reef robbers' not blue boats - FFA
The Forum Fisheries Agency is urging people to call the Vietnamese boats poaching coastal reefs across the Pacific 'reef robbers' and not just blue boats. Audio
90% of marine sanctuaries understaffed
Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr David Gill, the author of a study which has found the vast majority of Marine Protected Areas are underfunded and understaffed, preventing them from meeting their full… Audio
Shoddy irrigation canals killing wild salmon
Canterbury anglers say the chance of catching a salmon is about the same as winning Lotto because of dwindling stocks.
Trident could miss out on roll out of cameras on fishing boats
There are now doubts about whether a cameras on fishing boats trial involving Trident Systems will be part of a wider rollout of cameras across the entire fishing fleet. Conan Young reports. Video, Audio
