Fisheries New Zealand
All stories
September 2026
December 2025
- Humpback whale dies after becoming entangled in crayfish pot rope
- Yellow-eyed penguin death marks start of High Court hearing
November 2025
- Six people face potential prosecution for illegal pāua gathering in Taranaki
- Man arrested after allegedly throwing pāua into sea during police check
August 2025
- Three people facing charges after 422 pāua seized in Kaikōura
- Christchurch man jailed for poaching sea cucumbers
July 2025
- Porirua man sentenced to prison for poaching 619 pāua
- Queenstown hotel fined for illegal crayfish sale in luxury experience
June 2025
- Two men caught with large illegal pāua haul in Wellington
- Former fishing company director jailed for illegal fishing operation
