by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 11, 2021 | Archive, Editor's pick
Saving the last of the giants, the mighty kauri, is our responsibility. And there are thousands of Kiwis passionate about encouraging people understand and build awareness around the importance of correctly using the kauri dieback cleaning stations installed. One such...
by Ben Hope | Mar 10, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
It was just going to be an evening hunt, but it inadvertently ended up being an overnight trip. It so happened just a few years ago on an overcast autumn evening, I was headed up into the hills on a high-country station to photograph a stag. My Labrador and I...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 10, 2021 | Editor's pick, NZ made
In 1977, boaties in New Zealand knew little about floating docks. Back then, most preferred to use tidal grids – a task that took up to eight hours, waiting for the tide to come and go, so when Don Thom, an engineer by profession, designed and built the floating dock,...
by Lisa Potter | Mar 10, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features
Sarni Hart was once an Auckland city dweller. But a desire to give her three young children more of a ‘great Kiwi outdoors’ upbringing saw her up sticks and move across the water to Coromandel, taking a puntthat they would all adapt to small-town living. Having...
by Tony Orman | Feb 17, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Many years ago, a friend from Nelson – Ben by name – gave me some great advice. I was talking to him one day about fishy things when I mentioned that I had been too busy to go out fishing. “Well Tony, here’s a bit of advice. When you’re on your death bed, you won’t...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 11, 2021 | Archive, Editor's pick
As part of our Kiwi-Made series, we continue to focus on small, local businesses in New Zealand. Last issue, we spoke to Hawke’s Bay couple Francois and Sarah-Lee Guittenit, who are becoming increasingly well known for their exquisite tiny houses, and this time, we...
