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Rees Hotel Fined $22k for Selling Illegal Crayfish After MPI Investigation

The Rees Hotel was fined a total of $22,000 after organizing illegal heli-crayfishing trips in Fiordland in 2021-2022, breaching the Fisheries Act and failing to keep required records.

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By Katie Todd of RNZ A Queenstown hotelier made a string of false claims after the business’s luxury “heli-crayfish experience” caught the attention of...

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Rees Hotel fined $22k for selling illegal crayfish after MPI investigation

By Katie Todd of RNZ A Queenstown hotelier made a string of false claims after the business’s luxury “heli-crayfish experience” caught the attention of...

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Queenstown hotelier's false claims in crayfish case revealed

A Queenstown hotelier made a string of false claims, after the business's luxury "heli-crayfish experience" caught the attention of fisheries...

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Queenstown hotelier's false claims revealed after heli-crayfish case

Rees Management was fined for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records.

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
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