by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 4, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
Licensed anglers and game-bird hunters across New Zealand are being urged to enrol so they can vote in the upcoming Fish & Game elections, scheduled to open on 19 September this year. Every three years, New Zealand’s 12 regional Fish & Game Councils are...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 17, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
Associate justice minister Nicole McKee has unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform New Zealand’s firearms laws. “The Arms Act has been in place for over 40 years. It has been amended several times – in a piecemeal and sometimes rushed way. This has resulted in...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 11, 2024 | Book reviews
Pick of the month Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural worldRaewyn PeartBateman Books$79.99 Through a series of captivating stories, Environmental Defenders tells the tale of how the law has been mobilised to protect some of New Zealand’s most precious...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 4, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
In a significant development, Forest & Bird and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation have agreed to pause legal proceedings concerning the management agreement with the Department of Conservation (DOC) over the Fiordland wapiti herd. This pause aims to facilitate...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 29, 2024 | News
Taranaki-based contracting company, Peter Sole Transport Limited, has been convicted and fined $80,500 by the Huntly District Court for the unlawful construction of a rock seawall at Mōkau in December 2021. The sentencing, delivered on 27 May 2024 by District Court...
