by F&O NEWS DESK | May 28, 2021 | News
Taupō District Council and Waikato Regional Council have approved funding to continue the Lake Taupō Protection Trust to further protect the water quality of Lake Taupō. The approval follows a month of engagement with the community on the future of the Trust as part...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 28, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A wetland will be constructed near Lake Horowhenua in a bid to restore the polluted lake, the Government has announced. Environment minister David Parker said that Horowhenua was one of the most degraded lakes in New Zealand and the wetland project was a chance to...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 21, 2021 | News
The health and well-being of the Manuherekia River and its ecosystems must be the priority in deciding the catchment’s future, Fish and Game NZ says. “The river needs to have a much greater share of the water,” Otago Fish & Game environmental officer Nigel...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 18, 2021 | News
A Northland man received a $1600 fine after what is being deemed as ‘an honest mistake’ for the removal of historic war artefacts from Ruapekapeka Pa, north of Whangarei. Te Ruapekapeka Trust and Department of Conservation (DOC) were alerted through comments on...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 17, 2021 | News
Department of Conservation’s (DOC) new plan to manage Himalayan tahr lays the groundwork for hunters to play a bigger part in tahr management in future years, the organisation says. The Tahr Control Operational Plan for 2021/22, which was developed during five months...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 3, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting, News
After losing out on the last hunting season due to COVID-19 restrictions, hunters are gearing up this year, with hunting prospects looking promising. Maimais have been spruced up, decoys are in order, and, more importantly, licenses have been secured for the season....
