Author: Kim Whitwell

By Corina Jordan, CEO of the NZ Game Animal Council The Environment Select Committee has released its report on the Game Animal Council (Herds of Special Interest) Amendment Bill to the House. Read the Environment Select Committee report here. Report recommendations Following public consultation on the Bill, the Environment Select Committee considered submissions from nearly … Continue reading GAC (HOSI) Amendment Bill heads into second reading

By Corina Jordan, CEO NZ Game Animal Council The year is 1987. Mel Gibson stars in the first Lethal Weapon film, Rick Astley’s ‘Never gonna give you up” is topping the music charts, and in a small corner of the world called New Zealand, the All Blacks rugby team has won the inaugural rugby World … Continue reading CEO Update October 2025: Moving management forward

The next meeting of the Game Animal Council will be held on 17 November 2025 commencing at 9.30am at the Commodore Christchurch Airport Hotel. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Please contact info@nzgac.org.nz if you have any questions. See information about the meeting, and previous meeting papers on this page.

There’s a bit happening with the Rangitahi/Molesworth Recreation Reserve (in South Marlborough) which may be of interest to hunters, so we’ve asked DOC to provide a quick update. The Molesworth restricted hunting blocks will be moving onto DOC’s new online permit system in November. This is the same easy system used now for getting an … Continue reading Rangitahi/Molesworth update from DOC

A number of ballot block applications are now open, or opening soon: Fiordland wapiti ballot Applications close 5pm 11 November Ballot drawn 22 November Find out more and apply through the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation website. Hooker-Landsborough and Adams tahr ballot Applications open 9am 9 October, and close 4pm 31 October All applicants will be notified … Continue reading Ballot block applications open

The Winter 2025 issue of the GAC’s email newsletter, ‘The Stalk’, is out now! You can read it online here. In this edition: View from the Chair We’re hiring: Policy and Project Advisor ReWild yourself 2026 Tahr Ballot competition Better Hunting top tip Ballot block applications open Update on Molesworth from DOC And more! Didn’t … Continue reading The Stalk – Spring 2025

THIS ADVERTISING HAS NOW EXPIRED   Role: Game Animal Council Policy and Project Advisor (Full time permanent) Location: Home-based with flexible hours and occasional travel Looking for your next step in policy, projects, hunting and conservation? Do you want to apply your skills in policy and project delivery to an organisation working at the intersection … Continue reading We’re hiring! Policy and Project Advisor

By Corina Jordan, NZ Game Animal Council Chief Executive Officer Since starting with the NZ Game Animal Council (GAC), I’ve been in awe at how professional, dedicated, and committed the hunting sector is to achieving practical outcomes for hunting, game animal management, and conservation in New Zealand. I want to thank everyone who I have … Continue reading CEO Update: September 2025

The Hunting Sector joins Fish & Game New Zealand's ReWild campaign as a sector wide movement to promote the benefits of hunting, connecting to our wild places, and giving back to nature. She’s one big, beautiful backyard out there and being a hunter is a ticket to adventure and excitement. Hunting equips you with the … Continue reading NZ Hunting sector joins ReWild