by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 20, 2023 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month Tracking and Finding Deer in New ZealandRoger LentleBateman books$34.99Reviewed by Tony Orman Readers may recall Roger Lentle’s fine books – co-authored with Frank Saxton – on big game hunting. Now, with more than 50 years of hunting experience under...
by Tony Orman | Feb 12, 2023 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Summer is a time to fly fish for trout with terrestrial patterns, i.e., imitations of land insects that stray into trout rivers or get blown by summer winds. Terrestrial insects provide trout with a couple of opportunities for veritable feasts. Cicadas start to emerge...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 12, 2023 | News
A joint Fish & Game ranger training and night-ranging operation held over the weekend of 21 and 22 January resulted in several sports fishing offences being detected at the Mackenzie hydro canals. Twelve Central South Island and North Canterbury Fish & Game...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 12, 2023 | News
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on a draft Fisheries Plan to help restore and protect the Hauraki Gulf. Director fisheries management, Emma Taylor, said this is one of the key long-term fisheries management actions in the Government’s...
by Shannon Williams | Feb 12, 2023 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Ocean temperatures around New Zealand remain higher than usual, with marine heat waves threatening marine life. MetService oceanographer Dr Joao de Souza says “extreme” heatwaves along the South Island’s south-western coast are reaching new records, with sea surface...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 7, 2023 | Archive
Ocean temperatures around New Zealand remain higher than usual, with marine heat waves threatening marine life. MetService oceanographer Dr Joao de Souza says “extreme” heatwaves along the South Island’s south-western coast are reaching new records, with sea surface...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 6, 2023 | Archive, Editor's pick
A new pilot project to evaluate commercial land-based whitebait farming was launched at the former Ocean Beach Freezing Works in Bluff. The 16-year project is led by Manāki Whitebait and is a result of research into the breeding of all five New Zealand...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 4, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
A new pilot project to evaluate commercial land-based whitebait farming was launched at the former Ocean Beach Freezing Works in Bluff. The 16-year project is led by Manāki Whitebait and is a result of research into the breeding of all five New Zealand whitebait...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 4, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
NZ Police is reviewing the fees charged for firearms licenses and endorsements. Despite rising costs, firearms licencing fees have remained static since 1999 – other than GST adjustments – and the cost of delivering arms regulatory services has risen substantially...
by Shannon Williams | Dec 28, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features
The number of preventable drownings in 2022 has already surpassed 2021 figures, statistics from Water Safety New Zealand show. There have been 80 preventable drowning fatalities for the year to 9 December 2022, up from 75 for the same time period last year. Compared...
