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NZ Records. 

Currently there are records for 30 New Zealand game fishes presented in this records area. For species not listed here, check out NZ Angling & Castings Website as they cover the fish the NZSF hasn't listed

Click here to view a PDF of the NZACA NZ record species.(319Kb) 43 Pages.

NZSF wishes to thank Scott Tindale of New Zealand Angling and Casting for his assistance in producing the amalgamated records in conjunction with Pete Saul, NZSF Records Officer.

Note:  Wreckfish is the international name but in NZ they are called Seabass by some. The records are listed under Bass/Seabass (NZ)

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Snapper
Snapper
Normal Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 1 6.70   P Burrows Houhora 11-08-2002 6.70
Women 1 4.50   N Benson Parengarenga Harbour 03-04-2006 4.50
Men up to 11 1 1.25   Luke Mullin Waitemata Harbour 01-01-2013 n/a
Women up to 11 1 1.88   Tammy Plumpton Kawau Island 28-12-2014 n/a
Men 11 through 16 1 3.08   P Page Raglan 23-11-2005 n/a
Women 11 through 16 1 1.79   Tammy Plumpton Great Barrier Island 24-02-2017 n/a
Men 2 11.02   I Jury New Plymouth 28-03-1998 11.40
Women 2 9.22   L McKenzie Rangiputa 23-02-2015 9.22
Men up to 11 2 5.25   Robbie Hopkins Bay of Islands 12-01-2008 n/a
Women up to 11 2 6.81   Tammy Plumpton Great Barrier Island 18-02-2015 n/a
Men 11 through 16 2 8.10   Jag Vezey Bay of Islands 26-11-2017 n/a
Women 11 through 16 2 7.20   B Dickson Bay of Islands 01-01-2003 n/a
Men 3 11.32   A Dodd New Plymouth 27-10-1997 15.00
Women 3 9.23   Kim Curtis Bay of Plenty 09-06-2017 9.23
Men up to 11 3 5.84   J Kerr Whitianga 29-07-2006 n/a
Women up to 11 3 3.27   S Fitness Motiti Island 18-10-2003 n/a
Men 11 through 16 3 8.25   Finn Vesey Bay of Islands 23-11-2017 n/a
Women 11 through 16 3 4.30   B Dickson Bay of Islands 01-01-2003 n/a
Women 11 through 16 3 4.31   Tammy Plumpton Great Barrier Island 18-02-2017 n/a
Men 4 14.4   S Waters Hen & Chickens 11-11-1994 15.2
Women 4 10.76   S Dobson Bay of Plenty 28-01-2001 10.76
Men up to 11 4 9.00   Callum Wall Cape Karikari 22-11-2013 n/a
Women up to 11 4 4.19   D Fitness Motiti Island 18-10-2003 n/a
Men 11 through 16 4 9.72   P Wilson Leigh 26-10-1993 n/a
Women 11 through 16 4 4.13   Tammy Plumpton Great Barrier Island 17-02-2017 n/a
Men 6 15.00   K Ikegami Bay of Islands 27-01-1994 16.20
Women 6 12.20   T McKay Mayor Island 26-10-2000 12.35
Men up to 11 6 9.22   Brad Hemingway Mt Maunganui 28-03-2009 n/a
Women up to 11 6 6.2   B Dickson Spirits Bay 08-05-1999 Vacant *
Men 11 through 16 6 13.10   A Prosser Pania 11-04-2001 n/a
Women 11 through 16 6 6.63   Tammy Plumpton Great Barrier Island 25-02-2017 n/a
Men 8 14.25   G Sutherland - Tie Te Kaha 15-01-1995 14.25
Men 8 14.30   S Holden - Tie Rawhiti 23-10-2000 14.30
Women 8 15.84   Danielle Hamilton Ahipara 22-04-2017 n/a
Men up to 11 8 10.80   Baily McIntyre Cavalli Islands 24-02-2010 n/a
Women up to 11 8 5.30   Tammy Plumpton Great Barrier Island 19-02-2015 n/a
Men 11 through 16 8 12.2   J Moselen Gt Barrier Island 24-02-1997 *
Women 11 through 16 8 10.94   P Wairua Te Kaha 10-12-1994 *
Men 10 14.98   Wayne Fleming Cape Egmont 23-06-2014 15.00
Women 10 12.6   M Smith Tutukaka 13-08-1995 12.6
Men up to 11 10 9.76   J Flude Tauranga 18-10-1998 *
Men up to 11 10 9.81   Tyler Cox Alderman Islands 13-04-2009 n/a
Women up to 11 10 6.11   Evelyn Crawford Firth of Thames 07-05-2017 n/a
Men 11 through 16 10 13.8   R Maessen Bay of Islands 26-11-1994 *
Women 11 through 16 10 8.72   N Keith Tauranga 16-01-2000 n/a
Men 15 16.50   J Hay Rodney 28-07-1990 15.40
Women 15 16.35   D Irvine Slipper Island 11-04-1998 16.35
Men up to 11 15 11.96   J Robertson (Tie with C Wall) Tauranga 14-01-1997 n/a
Men up to 11 15 12.00   Callum Wall (Tie with J Robertson) Cape Karikari 23-11-2013 n/a
Women up to 11 15 8.91   P Ellwood Mercury Bay 24-04-2007 n/a
Men 11 through 16 15 14.20   M Dalton Mayor island 02-12-2000 n/a
Women 11 through 16 15 11.93   N Keith Bay of Plenty 01-10-2001 n/a

Fly Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 1 1.04   Scott Tindale Kaipara Flats 16-03-2012 1.13
Women 1 0.83   Sue Tindale Kaipara harbour 16-03-2012 0.83
Men 2 2.62   G Little Hauraki Gulf 11-03-2002 2.62
Women 2 1.12   Sue Tindale Kawau Island 12-11-2012 1.12
Women up to 11 2 0.82   Jovanna Pillay Tauranga 28-03-2014 n/a
Men 3 6.55   Trevor Clark Bay of Islands 18-07-1994 4.75
Women 3 3.28   Sue Tindale Army Bay 12-11-2011 3.28
Men 4 13.38   J Kalman Waitangi 23-04-1999 13.38
Women 4 2.13   Sue Tindale Kawau Island 12-11-2012 2.13
Men 6 3.08   G Little Great Barrier 11-01-2004 3.08
Women 6 2.87   Sue Tindale Army Bay 12-11-2011 2.88
Men 8 3.21   A Fagan Mercury Bay 04-10-2010 3.21
Women 8 3.11   Sue Tindale Army Bay 12-11-2011 3.11
Men 10 5.90   P Gates Whangaroa 26-11-2000 5.90
Women 10 9.52   C Day Waitangi 23-04-1999 9.52

* NB: If a particular lineweight is not displayed, the record is vacant for this section.
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