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The Minister for Hunting and Fishing is seeking applications for up to two Council member roles on the Game Animal Council. The Minister is specifically seeking applicants with strong knowledge of, and connections to: Sika deer and hunting in the central North Island, and/or The Fiordland, Southland, and wider South Island hunting communities. Additional knowledge,…

By Corina Jordan, Chief Executive, New Zealand Game Animal Council We have recently updated the Game Animal Council’s organisational strategy, setting out where we are heading over the next few years and the role we need to play as the independent statutory voice for hunters. At the heart of that strategy is a clear vision…

The next meeting of the Game Animal Council is to be held on 12 August 2026 at North Canterbury Fish and Game Council Office, 595 Johns Road, Harewood, Christchurch. 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…

Chief executive Corina Jordan will continue to lead both the Game Animal Council (GAC) and Fish & Game New Zealand throughout 2026 under an extended secondment agreement. Jordan, who was chief executive of Fish & Game from 2022 to 2025, joined GAC in September 2025 and was seconded part-time to Fish & Game to provide…

The GAC has submitted on the Conservation Amendment Bill. You can read it here. This consultation is the first time in 40 years that New Zealanders have an opportunity to improve how public conservation land across the country is managed. Hunters have been advocating for a review of conservation legislation for some time now, and…