by Esha Chanda | Sep 4, 2020 | Features, Fishing
A string of coincidences and opportunities brought Derek Grzelewski to New Zealand more than 30 years ago, and he fell into an eclectic mix of vocations, from professional diving to high-rise window cleaning. Then there was his work as a freelance cameraman where his...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 13, 2020 | Features, Fishing
Not that anyone heading off upriver whitebaiting would give a stuff, but at the Waikato River mouth, there is no cellphone reception. Like I say, this wouldn’t be a significant blow to any keen whitebaiting weekend tale of glory normally. On the contrary, a day or two...
by Tony Orman | Aug 6, 2020 | Features, Fishing
Whitebait are coming into river mouths and running up to spawn. Predatory fish such as kahawai often home in on the whitebait shoals. So too do trout and, of course, humans in the form of whitebait fishers. For the rod and reel angler, whether a spin or fly fisher,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 4, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
It all started with a court case when NZ Tahr Foundation decided to contest Department of Conservation’s (DOC) 2020/21 Tahr Control Plan. At the heart of the fight is a disagreement between the two parties over how to control the animal’s growing population in New...
by Ben Hope | Jul 16, 2020 | Features, Hunting
Wild venison is organic – no chemicals in farm stock drenches or anti-biotics; it is completely free-range. In her book Wild and Wonderful Everyday Venison Recipes for All Seasons, Andy Lyver says venison is “high in iron and low in cholesterol, making it one of the...
by Esha Chanda | Jul 9, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Most people in the industry know Karl Warr, owner of Better Fishing, who became the first fisherman in the world to live stream his catch. I will not hesitate to say this: we need more people like Warr. He has done what the New Zealand government has not been able to...
