Cover story: Ocean Grid

Cover story: Ocean Grid

Ocean Grid was family-founded when Amanda Rudkin’s children, then aged four and six, raised concerns about the rubbish they were seeing on their local beaches in the Marlborough Sounds. They were soon in action cleaning up these areas, taking photos of what they found...
Cover story: KEA Outdoors

Cover story: KEA Outdoors

Matt Butler shared his passion for outdoor adventure as a fly-fishing guide in Otago for six years before his work became another COVID casualty. “Once the borders closed, my work totally dried up, as it was wholly reliant on foreign tourists. So, during the first...
Cover story: Surfing for Farmers

Cover story: Surfing for Farmers

Growing up on his parent’s farm south of Gisborne, Stephen spent summer holidays with his family living in and on the water. “Whether it was fishing, diving, surfing, waterskiing, we were into it,” he says. Before reaching his teens, Stephen remembers enjoying the...
Cover story: NZ Angler

Cover story: NZ Angler

NZ Angler was born from a grand passion for all things outdoors; founder Adam Rickit is driven to nurture the hunter-gather instincts of other nature enthusiasts, particularly those who share his love for fishing. Starting a side hustle Founded in 2020, Adam says, “NZ...