Trout and salmon season opens

Trout and salmon season opens

The polar blast failed to dampen the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of anglers headed out on New Zealand’s rivers and lakes to kick off the start of the 2020 fishing season. “Each year thousands of Kiwis unlock the experience of a lifetime when they buy their fishing...
NZ made: High Country Salmon

NZ made: High Country Salmon

This specialist New Zealand business is the legacy of the Logan family, started back in 2000 by freshwater aquaculture pioneer the late Richard Logan and his wife Margaret. A keen and well-respected angler (and former civil servant), Richard’s determination to pioneer...
Fishing & Outdoors goes digital

Fishing & Outdoors goes digital

As you may know, Fishing & Outdoors is a completely New Zealand-owned and published newspaper and we’ve been delighted to provide you with industry news and updates through our four-weekly freely available newspaper. However, given the current economic climate, we...
NZ-made: FatCat

NZ-made: FatCat

At the heart of a successful business is a great idea, and for FatCat, it was a small catamaran designed to be a safer, more stable alternative to other dinghies available. “We began because we were concerned with the types of small boats people were going to sea in,”...
The clash over Himalayan tahr

The clash over Himalayan tahr

It all started with a court case when NZ Tahr Foundation decided to contest Department of Conservation’s (DOC) 2020/21 Tahr Control Plan. At the heart of the fight is a disagreement between the two parties over how to control the animal’s growing population in New...
Fishing & Outdoors Vol 2 Issue 8

Fishing & Outdoors Vol 2 Issue 8

Whitebaiters across the country are gearing up for the season, which starts on 15 August (for most Kiwis; if you are in the West Coast, the seasons starts from 1 September). In this issue, we have Cameron Officer, who set out on his first trip last year, and as luck...