Hapuku

A DigitalNZ Story by Kate Evans

Image: Giant hapuku

Giant hapuku

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Image: Record hapuku caught

Record hapuku caught

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Image: Hapuku fishing on the East Coast, North Island

Hapuku fishing on the East Coast, North Island

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Image: A successful Hapuku fisherman

A successful Hapuku fisherman

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Image: A great day among the hapuku: Auckland yachtsmen secure a splendid catch during a week-end cruise in Hauraki Gulf

A great day among the hapuku: Auckland yachtsmen secure a splendid catch during a week-end cruise in Hauraki Gulf

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Image: Polyprion oxygeneios (Hapuka or Groper)

Polyprion oxygeneios (Hapuka or Groper)

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Image: A Profitable Day's Fishing

A Profitable Day's Fishing

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Image: Sport in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland landing a 70LB Hapuka on a yacht near Waiheke

Sport in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland landing a 70LB Hapuka on a yacht near Waiheke

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Image: THE BEST HAPUKA OF THE CATCH AT GANNET ISLAND

THE BEST HAPUKA OF THE CATCH AT GANNET ISLAND

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Image: A fine catch of Hapuka at an Auckland fish merchant's

A fine catch of Hapuka at an Auckland fish merchant's

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Image: A fine hapuka caught recently in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland

A fine hapuka caught recently in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland

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Image: Deep-Sea Fishing Off The New Zealand Coast

Deep-Sea Fishing Off The New Zealand Coast

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Image: Caught off Mayor Island by one of a party of picnickers: Hapuka which weighed 143lb

Caught off Mayor Island by one of a party of picnickers: Hapuka which weighed 143lb

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Image: Deep Sea Sport Off The New Zealand Coast

Deep Sea Sport Off The New Zealand Coast

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Image: Our northern fisheries: an exceptionally large hapuka caught at Russell, on the line by Mr James Malcolm of Auckland, off the launch Ione

Our northern fisheries: an exceptionally large hapuka caught at Russell, on the line by Mr James Malcolm of Auckland, off the launch Ione

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Image: Deep-Sea Sportsmen

Deep-Sea Sportsmen

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Image: Pouhui-akaroa [Sic] groper hapuka

Pouhui-akaroa [Sic] groper hapuka

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The result of an hour's fishing in the Hauraki Gulf - a record catch of Hapuka

The result of an hour's fishing in the Hauraki Gulf - a record catch of Hapuka

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Image: A catch of hapuka on the trip

A catch of hapuka on the trip

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Image: HAPUKA FISHING IN NORTH AUCKLAND: A FINE FISH RECENTLY CAUGHT OFF STEPHENSON'S ISLAND, WHANGAROA

HAPUKA FISHING IN NORTH AUCKLAND: A FINE FISH RECENTLY CAUGHT OFF STEPHENSON'S ISLAND, WHANGAROA

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Image: The Northern S.S. Co's Excursion to Kawhia

The Northern S.S. Co's Excursion to Kawhia

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