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 ABOUT

The NZ Game & Conservation Alliance (NZGCA) is a member-based incorporated society established in 2019.
The NZGCA operates under the volunteer management of Committee Members and employs one part-time administration assistant. All funds raised are used to benefit the sport of driven shooting.
We represent everyone who is involved in game shooting, including; beaters, pickers, gamekeepers, breeders, shoot owners, shoot participants (commonly called 'guns') and suppliers.

The NZGCA is a professional source of information, guidance, and ultimately regulation.

 

The nzgca AIMS to:

  • Promote and safeguard sporting game shooting.

  • Allow NZ shooting preserves to operate responsibly.

  • Provide a code of conduct to establish best practice for both preserves and participants in the sport.

  • Encourage sustainable management of game birds for sport and conservation.

  • Promote conservation and scientific research for the betterment of the sport, in conjunction with the ethics of good sportsmanship.

  • Be a voice of NZ game sportsmen and women.

OUR VISION

to support and uphold responsible, safe and well-managed game shooting in New Zealand.
We will achieve this by providing a platform to best promote and safeguard the sport of game shooting.

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code of conduct

This Code of Practice applies to all game shooting in New Zealand and outlines our responsibilities as game bird hunters to support ethical hunting. It includes respect for the game bird species, care for the environment, safety and shooting behaviour and etiquette.
The Code sets out a framework that enables guns, shoot owners, shoot managers and gamekeepers to responsibly deliver sustainable shooting while paying attention to management of habitat and avoiding nuisance to others. 

You can help to protect the future of shooting by complying with the provisions set out within this Code and by encouraging others involved in shooting to do the same.

The Code centres around Four Core Foundations:

  1. Shooting behaviour and etiquette

  2. Safe shooting

  3. Bird welfare

  4. Respect for the environment

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