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The Central South Island Fish & Game Council has appointed a new chief executive. Steve McKnight, who took over the role on Monday, most recently...

“The Rakaia and Rangitata hāpua provided substantial catches of smelt and yellow-eyed mullet, whereas the Hakatere hāpua was lacking mullet and flounder, and smelt counts were lower than those in the Rakaia and Rangitata hāpua,” the report says. “Repeated surveys of the hāpua at various times of the year will provide a much clearer picture of current fish communities in each of the hāpua, especially of the large runs of smelt into the hāpua which historically occurred during December and January.” The report noted greater numbers of yellow-eyed mullet compared to 1980. Howeve...

A season bag limit for “two to three” sea-run salmon when fishing in Canterbury is almost certain to happen this season.

A proposal to extend the Mātaitai Reserve over the Opihi Lagoon has gone out for public comment.

CSI council chairman Dr Andrew Simpson and chief executive Jay Graybill both declined to comment on the review, which, if implemented, could result in the CSI council merging with North Canterbury. However, former CSI councillor Tom O'Connor, of St Andrews, said he felt vindicated by the recommendations of the review panel, particularly the recommendation that the New Zealand Fish and Game Council should be elected directly by licence holders rather than appointed by regional fish and game councils. "That was a major source of disharmony and political infighting,” he said. Richard Cosgro...