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Convoy of fishers protests new Hauraki Gulf restrictions

A convoy of boats will travel across Auckland on November 22 in protest of the new Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act, which came into force last weekend. The Act restricts recreational fishing in 12 high-protection areas of the…

25 Years of Windy Hill. Photo / AoteaGBI.news

Windy Hill cuts poison use — and still outperforms unmanaged bush

The long-running Windy Hill Sanctuary on the island’s south-east has reduced its use of poison by two-thirds while continuing to record some of the lowest pest levels in the Hauraki Gulf. The wildlife sanctuary, established more than 25 years ago…

Tryphena Wharf stands silent, awaiting urgent repairs amidst collapse concerns.

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Dolphin laid to rest after washing up at Tryphena

A dolphin that washed up at Tryphena today has been collected by the Great Barrier Island Department of Conservation office. Rangers Chippy Wood and Ratanui Beazley attended the scene, supported by teenagers Phoenix Beazley and Jarred Beazley. Your browser does…

A school of parore fish swim alongside mussels growing at a farm in New Zealand Photo / Lucy Underwood / University of Auckland

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Blues star Kurt Eklund goes viral over new Hauraki Gulf fishing rules

Blues hooker Kurt Eklund has set off a storm online after questioning the fairness of the government’s new Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act, which shuts off large parts of the Gulf to recreational fishers while still allowing…

New no-fishing zones arrive in the Hauraki Gulf this Weekend

New marine protection areas come into force across the Hauraki Gulf this weekend, as part of the Government’s new Marine Protection Bill — marking one of the most significant shifts in local fishing rules in decades. From Saturday 25 October,…