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Kōrero: Recreational sea fishing

Fishing for marlin

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Fishing for marlin

These men are fishing for marlin off the Hokianga Harbour on Northland’s west coast. Although less renowned than the Bay of Islands on the eastern side, this region can offer very good fishing when weather and ocean conditions are favourable.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

New Zealand Herald

Reference: 15 February 2005

by Glenn Jeffrey

Permission of the New Zealand Herald must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Recreational sea fishing – Big-game fishing: methods, clubs and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7822/fishing-for-marlin (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.