Rules, tides andbite times

Kiwi Catch is a free iPhone app for fishing in New Zealand. Is it a keeper, what is the tide doing, and what have you caught.

Free on the App Store.

The limits for the zone you are in, the tides and your catch log, in one place.

Is it a keeper?

Minimum size and daily limit for the species, then measure with the camera, or from a photo with a bank card or coin for scale.

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Your zone in plain language

It keeps count of what you have kept against the daily and combined limits, and warns you near a marine reserve.

Explore features

Tides for any day

High and low tides for the nearest standard port, on a chart you can slide your finger across.

Reminders before high tide

Wind and bite times

Wind for the next two days, moon phase, solunar bite times and today’s best window.

Download tides for offline

What it does

A day on the water, sorted

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Get Kiwi Catch

Free, with ads. For iPhone, on the New Zealand App Store. An Android version is on the way.

Kiwi Catch is an independent app. It is not made by or affiliated with MPI, Fisheries New Zealand, the Department of Conservation or LINZ. Rules change and not every closure, rāhui or local bylaw is included, so check the official MPI rules before you keep a fish. Tide and weather information is a guide only and is not for navigation.

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