Food / Conservation

Whitebaiting season opens

22:35 pm on 4 September 2023

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The first day of spring on Friday signalled the start of the whitebaiting season. The season runs from September 1 to October 30, with Government regulations seeing all of New Zealand's whitebait season now aligned following the phasing of changes over the last few years. Department of Conservation freshwater species manager Emily Funnell joins Nights.