Whitebait

The Department of Conservation's David Moss explains how people can help to create better breeding habitat for inanga. Audio

Smaller catches and calls to close at least one crowded river to let the species recover have not deterred those awaiting the start of the whitebait season. Audio

Whitebait numbers are declining and four out of five whitebait species are on the official Department of Conservation threatened species list. Paul Decker, researcher at the Mahurangi Technical… Audio

Today marks the start of whitebait season for most of the country - but it's unlikely many whitebaiters will brave the weather. Audio

All things whitebait will be celebrated all along the Coast during the Whitebait Festival. There's a photography competition, a whitebait menu challenge and exhibits acknowledging the hallowed place… Audio

Whitebait's the fingerling that's lovely fried. Continuing our fish series with Rachel Taulelei. Audio

Keen whitebaiters on the West Coast have been hitting the streams today for the start of their whitebait season, just over two weeks later than the rest of the country. Audio

Scientists have been tagging individual whitebait in an effort to re-introduce the disappearing species to Auckland waterways. Audio

These are explained by DOC Ranger Ted Brennan. Audio

They're the quintessential kiwi delicacy, up there with Bluff oysters and Marlborough sav, but whitebait are a privilege - not a right. Audio

The whitebait season got underway in the North Island and on the East Coast of the South Island on Saturday. Audio

Illegal fishing is casting a blight on the start of Waikato's whitebait season, with cheats casting their nets in rivers and waterways early. Audio