by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 26, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
The Pike29 Memorial Track officially opened on 16 February 2024. Pike River families, Ngāti Waewae, minister of regional development Shane Jones, West Coast Tasman MP Maureen Pugh, and those who worked on the track were among those present at the opening ceremony. The...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 5, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
In the latest issue of Fishing & Outdoors, we meet Waikato farmer Adamn Thompson whose dream to cost-effectively and sustainably restore marginal land to native bush on as many farms as possible led him to establish his business, Restore Native. Five years ago,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 5, 2024 | Editor's pick, Features
After years of working in the camping and outdoors industry, I was well aware of the Oztent products and the reputation the brand holds in the marketplace. A quick trip to Stony Bay in the Coromandel turned out to be more than a test for this cleverly designed tent,...
by Tony Orman | Feb 5, 2024 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
There’s been a good number of days this summer where the temperature has reached 30 degrees. During the daylight hours, either side of midday, on such sweltering days, you feel like seeking the coolest place and just hunkering down until the evening. Fish are no...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 5, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
Access to Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington will be restricted from 19 February 2024 to allow for the 85-year-old wharf to be rebuilt, Department of Conservation (DOC) said. The wharf was built in 1938, and the new wharf is intended to last for up to 100 years. The...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 5, 2024 | Editor's pick, Features
Waikato farmer Adam Thompson can recall the moment he was sure he was on the right career path.“I was given a Father’s Day card by my daughter, inside which she had described what I do for a living,” he says. “I could imagine a time when my kids would have said, ‘my...
