by Katie White | Mar 3, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features
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...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 28, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
Kaikoura’s three-month pāua gathering season ended at midnight on 28 February after reopening for a limited season on 1 December. The fishery was closed for almost five years following the devastating Kaikōura earthquakes in November 2016. Fisheries New Zealand’s...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 3, 2022 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month Trillion TreesFred PearceGranta$36.99Reviewed by Esha Chanda Wherever we look, whether it is the deep Amazon forests or up the Orinoco, we will find human footprints. And while it sounds all doom and gloom, author Fred Pearce is hopeful, for he says...
by Esha Chanda | Feb 3, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features
The giant whale tails materialised overnight; 80 in all throughout the city and even over at Waiheke. I’ve spotted two in my home suburb, Te Atatū. They’re big in bright, bold colours and hard to miss. Each tail tells its own tale – of its art and the artist behind it...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 3, 2022 | Archive, Editor's pick
This month, making a splash on our front page (and around Tāmaki Makaurau) are whale tails, part of an incredible immersive public art trail, which celebrates Aotearoa, art, and marine conservation. We take a look at this wonderful initiative by WWF-NZ and Wild in...
by Fred Hemi | Jan 12, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Anglers can become pretty set in their ways. However, if you’re not catching fish, take time out for a few minutes and think of a different approach for the remainder of the day, perhaps a different fly, a different bait, or even a different location in the case of...
