by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 8, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
With the plug pulled on this year’s The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland and Tauranga Fishing and Boat Show due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the folks at Grady-White Boats NZ decided to step in and help out the marine industry and their local Tairua,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 7, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
A shipping container has been modified into a fish filleting station and distribution hub for a Mangere marae to increase its supply of fish heads and frames to feed families in need. The bespoke 20-foot container is located at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae and was created...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 30, 2020 | News
Game Animal Council (GAC) says Department of Conservation’s (DOC) 2020-2021 Draft Tahr Control Operational Plan is not founded on adequate science and is a departure from plans previously supported by the hunting sector, says Game Animal Council Chair Don...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 30, 2020 | News
The NZ Tahr Foundation announced have today (29 June 2020) that they are asking the High Court for an urgent ruling to stop the Department of Conservation (DOC) from going ahead with its new tahr control plan. The application for an injunction was filed in the High...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 25, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
As part of a plan to protect endangered Māui and Hector’s dolphins, the government is boosting fishing restrictions in key dolphin habitats. The restrictions come after a lawsuit was filed in the US earlier in May calling for an import ban on New Zealand seafood...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 24, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
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