by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 2, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
Lake Ōkataina, a significant and popular trout fishing spot, will be closed for boating and fishing for a month, from 1 to 31 October, as part of a precautionary approach to reduce the risk of spread from the freshwater gold clam. The announcement came days before the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 3, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
The stakes are higher this year at Forest & Bird’s annual competition with the conservation organisation seeking the Bird of the Century to mark its 100th-year celebrations. There are 75 bird species in this year’s competition, including five extinct...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 2, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
Hunters across Aotearoa will be able to participate in the National Wild Goat Hunting Competition, a joint initiative by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA). The competition kicked off on 1 August and will continue...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 2, 2023 | News
The hunting and fishing community is welcoming the National Party’s recently unveiled plan, which promises to bolster the interests of recreational hunters and anglers across New Zealand. The policy, presented in July by the party’s hunting and fishing spokesperson,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 13, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
Many visitor sites across the North Island have now reopened after months of inspections and repair work in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and other storms, the Department of Conservation said. The extreme weather events earlier this year caused widespread damage...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 13, 2023 | News
A four-year research project has successfully identified crucial spawning tributaries in the lower Clutha River/Mata-au catchment. The Brown Trout Origin Project analysed the otoliths (or ear bones) of juvenile and adult trout collected from around the catchment by...
