The Arms Bill Passes: What It Means for Hunters and Shooters
As of 29 July 2026, the Arms Bill headed into its third and final reading in Parliament.
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New GAC Chair Focused on Hunting’s Future
Like many sectors in a tough economic environment, we’re having to do more with less. Public spending is tight, and that means the Game Animal Council and the hunting sector needs to be focused about where it puts its effort.
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Wild Chix Introduction to Hunting Weekend – My Adventure into the Unknown
I’ve just come back from the Introduction to Hunting weekend with Wild Chix – and wow, what an experience!
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A Privilege and a Responsibility
My two brothers and I were born in Dannevirke. Being raised on dairy farms throughout the Waikato provided a strong work ethic and a deep connection to the land from an early age.
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Hunting, Whenua and Community
I’m Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata from Tairāwhiti, Tūranganui-a-Kiwa; I was born in Gisborne and grew up around the forests of Te Urewera and the Raukūmara ranges.
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Hunting Is Good for the Soul
It wasn’t until I was around 23 that I started hunting. A mate introduced me, and it’s been an itch I simply can’t stop scratching ever since.
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Warning to Hunters: Anti-Gun Lobby Pushes for Firearm and Ammo Limits that Could Ruin Your Hunts
Fellow hunters, when the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) contributed to the Arms Act consultation, we warned that groups like Gun Control NZ would push for tighter restrictions on law-abiding firearm owners.
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Hunters at the Heart of Game Animal Management
I was born and bred in the Waitākere Ranges, Auckland. My family weren’t into hunting, but we enjoyed fishing, and I spent a lot of my childhood fishing the Manukau Harbour and travelling to the Central North Island for family fishing holidays.
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Meet The Team – Game Animal Council
My family have been hunters for generations, dating back to my great-grandfather who hunted deer using a muzzleloader.
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Bush Wisdom
A Land Search and Rescue Volunteer’s Guide to Safe and Smart Hunting in New Zealand.
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An Interview with the Wild Twins – Tales of Strength and Survival
The Wild Twins are two young Kiwi women who’ve blazed their own trail, whether it’s hunting in New Zealand’s own great outdoors, climbing mountains, ...
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