New Zealand Gamefish Tagging Programme release and recapture data are updated to include the 3962 fish tagged and 74 fish recaptured during the fishing years 2019–20 to 2021–22. The number of gamefish landed by New Zealand Sport Fishing Council clubs is reported. The combination of data from these sources is used to characterise the recreational catch of billfish, yellowtail kingfish, mako, and blue sharks. It is indicative of recreational catch for tuna and other large shark species.

This work assesses the initial effects from 2021-22 recreational fishing season on shallow wadeable pāua populations along the Kaikōura coastline following a 5-year fishery closure after the 2016 earthquakes. Intertidal and subtidal surveys by the Marine Ecology Research Group, University of Canterbury, show measurable effects on pāua biomass and population structure at fished sites compared to closed sites. This work highlights the sensitivity of the fishery to short-term acute harvest.

This report identifies the legal, time and financial barriers to native afforestation, as well as identifying past and current opportunities and future recommendations to incentivise native afforestation.

Default half-life values for the end-uses of harvested wood products is provided by the IPCC and have been used in the New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory. However, these values do not provide accurate carbon stock and stock changes in harvested wood products in New Zealand. This report investigates and recommends country-specific half-life values for harvested wood product end-uses in New Zealand.