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 Shannon Williams | Dec 19, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
The National-Act-NZ First Government unveiled the full line-up of new cabinet ministers in late November 2023. The cabinet will be made up of 20 MPs – 14 from National, three from ACT, and three from NZ First. There are also eight ministers outside parliament – five...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 18, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
Complacency with wearing life jackets is contributing to high drowning rates in New Zealand, says Coastguard, and in response to the increasing number of preventable drownings on watercraft, the organisation, along with Water Safety New Zealand, is urging Kiwis to...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 18, 2023 | News
A single Hector’s dolphin was caught in a fishing net off the Otago Peninsula, triggering actions designed to provide further protection from fishing activity. This was the first capture of a Hector’s dolphin in the area for the current fishing year (beginning 1...
by Shannon Williams | Dec 1, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
Corina Jordan, chief executive of Fish & Game New Zealand, says the manifesto sets out the areas Fish & Game believes the new National-led Government should be focusing on over the next three years. “Our vision is a New Zealand where freshwater habitats and...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 17, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
In a move to enhance the skills and safety of New Zealand hunters, the free-to-use e-learning platform, Better Hunting, was unveiled at the 2023 Sika Show. Developed by the Game Animal Council and supported through funding by Jobs for Nature, Better Hunting is...
