by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 3, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
Conservation Week 2022 will take place from 5 to 11 September this year, Department of Conservation (DOC) has announced. Conservation Week is an annual, national celebration that encourages people to get involved in nature and help to take care of it. Director-General...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 2, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
Representatives from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and Predator Free Rakiura signed a research partnership agreement worth a joint $2.8 million over four years to work together towards ridding Rakiura/Stewart Island of all major predators – possums, rats, feral...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 15, 2022 | News
The DF140 four-stroke has been a success story for Suzuki with sales grabbing large chunks of market share over the years. Customers and Suzuki dealers alike see this as the go-to engine for performance, lightweight, and most recently because they are so economical to...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 14, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
Otago anglers will have more access to fishing spots along New Zealand’s fourth-largest river next fishing season. Otago Fish & Game has been checking and renewing access signs on the Taieri River this winter, from Taieri Mouth to the upper Maniototo, and six new...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 30, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
New information about the breeding cycle of orange roughy shows that fish may not reach full maturity until the age of 80, instead of the previously-assumed spawning age of 30. The flawed assumption meant that until now, the spawning stock size has been overestimated...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Game Animal Council general manager Tim Gale responded to Forest & Bird’s comment that DOC’s plan for feral deer and pigs misses the mark on climate, by saying the conservation group “misrepresents” Te Ara ki Mua. “It is incredibly disappointing to see...
