by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 10, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
Skipperi NZ has added geofencing to its fleet of Haines Hunter SF545 boats in Auckland, which will enable the boat sharing service to notify its users about shallow waters, speed restrictions, or maximum speeds in harbour areas to hazardous zones and protected areas...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 2, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
Forest & Bird held its annual contest for New Zealand birds, Bird of the Year/Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau, with final voting closing on 31 October. The verdict—the birds lost. Instead, New Zealand’s only land mammal has flown away with the title. This is the first...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 21, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
Thousands of anglers across the country headed out before dawn on the morning of 1 October to start the 2021/22 sports fishing season. The weather played its part, with fine weather for opening day across most of the country. With COVID-19 restrictions, fishing has...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 7, 2021 | News
A seafood company and its owner have been fined for a commercial scam responsible for almost $1 million worth of black-market pāua and crayfish from the Chatham Islands. Michael Vernon Weaver and his company Southern Ocean Seafoods Limited faced 19 joint charges under...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Sep 30, 2021 | News
NIWA scientists and the Northland-based Kahukuraariki Trust Board are working together to determine whether modern aquaculture practices could be used to farm rock oysters and turn them into a viable industry. The iwi’s strong relationship with the marine environment...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Sep 30, 2021 | News
More than $6 million in Jobs for Nature funding is being made available to support three iwi-, community- and council-led projects targeting the eradication of rats, stoats, and possums as part of the Predator Free New Zealand 2050 mission. The three projects in the...
