by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 26, 2021 | Archive, Editor's pick
The Kai Ika Project has grown from an idea into a collective community goal. Their goal – to minimise food waste by ensuring that each fish taken is fully utilised. Read about this fantastic initiative by Outboard Boating Club of Auckland, Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae of...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 25, 2021 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month Fish of the DayClarke Gayford and Mike BhanaPenguin Random House$55Reviewed by Esha Chanda Secret fishing spots and great yarns make up this new book by New Zealand’s first man of fishing Clarke Gayford and his film-maker buddy Mike Bhana. The duo...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 25, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Anybody who loves to fish understands the importance of reeling them in responsibly, but are we doing enough off the water to make the most of every catch? Back in 2016, members of the Outboard Boating Club (OBC) of Auckland began to seriously question the...
by Tony Orman | Aug 24, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Many years ago – somewhere in the early 1960s from memory – the late John Henderson and I climbed up onto the tops of the Tararua Range behind Ōtaki to Kime Hut. It was evening when we arrived and that night, the weather turned to the south. The southerly lashed the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 20, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
The inaugural Feral Goat Hunting Competition planned by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The New Zealand Government announced the re-emergence of COVID-19 in the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 20, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
The number of breeding pairs of New Zealand’s threatened whio (Blue Duck) has almost tripled over the last 10 years, according to a survey released by the Department of Conservation (DOC). There are now 863 whio breeding pairs living in eight protected sites...
