The New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC) has confirmed its support for a proposal by New Zealand Fish & Game for current GAC CEO Corina Jordan to be seconded as CEO of both Fish & Game and the GAC for a twelve-month period beginning on 15 September 2025. GAC Chair Grant Dodson says the arrangement … Continue reading GAC to support Fish & Game through CEO secondment
NZ Hunting sector joins ReWild
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
Opinion: Adaptive management must be the future for NZs wild deer
By Corina Jordan, Chief Executive, New Zealand Game Animal Council New Zealand has an opportunity to lead the world in progressive, evidence-based deer management that benefits indigenous biodiversity, hunting and communities. However, we remain stuck in a decades-old fight over whether deer and other game animals are pests to eliminate or a resource to value. … Continue reading Opinion: Adaptive management must be the future for NZs wild deer
New Council member for the NZ Game Animal Council
The NZ Game Animal Council (GAC) welcomes the appointment of Matthew Clarke to the Council. The Minister for Hunting and Fishing is responsible for appointing Council members. Matt is a lifelong recreational hunter, having grown up on the Coromandel Peninsula in a family of keen outdoorsmen. Joining his older brothers on hunts from an early … Continue reading New Council member for the NZ Game Animal Council
CEO Update: August 2025
By Corina Jordan, NZ Game Animal Council Chief Executive Officer It was a pleasure to attend the NZDA Conference in Invercargill last month. Connecting with many NZDA members and presenting to those in attendance was a highlight. Huge congratulations to NZDA for delivering a fantastic event. Rakiura Whitetail Trust A new trust - Rakiura Whitetail … Continue reading CEO Update: August 2025
Hunters – have your voices heard on the future management of highly valued game animal herds
The Game Animal Council Act 2013 (GAC Act) is the first piece of legislation in New Zealand to recognise game animals as valued introduced species and enable them to be sustainably managed while also achieving conservation outcomes. This is made possible through Herds of Special Interest (HOSI), whereby the Minister for Hunting and Fishing can … Continue reading Hunters – have your voices heard on the future management of highly valued game animal herds
The Stalk – Winter 2025
The Winter 2025 issue of the GAC's email newsletter, ‘The Stalk’, is out now! You can read it online here. In this edition: The GAC (HOSI) Amendment Bill An introduction to our new CE Corina Jordan An update on the Herds of Special Interest proposals Some Better Hunting top tips And more! Didn’t receive it … Continue reading The Stalk – Winter 2025
A beginner’s guide to pig hunting
This originally appeared in the August/September 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A Better Hunting guide for aspiring pig hunters New Zealand’s pig hunters are a valued and unique part of the sector. There is a huge amount of preparation and work that goes into pig hunting, above and beyond what’s required with other … Continue reading A beginner’s guide to pig hunting
Maximising hunting opportunities with Better Hunting
This originally appeared in the June/July 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A Better Hunting guide on where and how to hunt. How do you hunt? It’s a broad question and one so obvious that many new and inexperienced hunters may be afraid to ask it. It is also so fundamental that many experienced … Continue reading Maximising hunting opportunities with Better Hunting
Getting the most from your maps with Better Hunting
This originally appeared in the April/May 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A Better Hunting guide to reading, understanding and using maps. Most hunters and outdoors people have basic map skills. But there’s so much depth we can add to our hunting through closer inspection of what a map is telling us. There are … Continue reading Getting the most from your maps with Better Hunting