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Kōrero: Whitebait and whitebaiting

Whārangi 5. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

  • Inanga

    This page from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) site describes the most common species in the whitebait catch.

  • Quick guide to sorting whitebait samples

    A NIWA document explaining how to identify different whitebait species. PDF format (53 KB).

  • Whitebait can’t jump

    On the NIWA site, this article shows that īnanga, the most common species of whitebait, cannot easily climb weirs.

  • Whitebaiting

    The Department of Conservation’s whitebaiting regulations for New Zealand.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • Bradshaw, Julia. The far downers. Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2001.
  • McDowall, Robert M. The New Zealand whitebait book. Wellington: Reed, 1984.
  • McDowall, Robert M. The Reed guide to New Zealand freshwater fishes. Auckland: Reed, 2000.
  • Peat, Neville. Cascade on the run. Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1979.
Ki mua Whai muri: Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa Whai muri

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Whitebait and whitebaiting, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/7444/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.