by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 2, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) fund is committing $6.7 million over six years to a prototype for New Zealand’s first sustainable, land-based salmon farm. The $16.7 million project was officially launched in Twizel...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 2, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
New Zealanders have a complicated relationship with eels. At times they have admired them as the most valuable fish in the country, and at others they have viciously hunted them to near extinction. For Māori, eels represented one of the single most important food...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 7, 2022 | Archive, Editor's pick
We’re back with another issue packed with the latest in fishing and hunting. We take a deep dive into The Ōpōtiki Harbour Development Project that remains on track for its 2023 opening, with the project set to revitalise the local marine and aquaculture sector....
by Shannon Williams | Oct 6, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
The Ōpōtiki Harbour Development Project remains on track for its 2023 opening, with the project set to revitalise the local marine and aquaculture sector. World demand for seafood is increasing rapidly. The World Bank predicts aquaculture will supply more than 60% of...
by Tony Orman | Oct 6, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Any chauvinistic male hunters better hunker down. Women are taking up hunting and entering the once macho-male world of hunting in increasing numbers. The latest of issue of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association’s magazine New Zealand Hunting and Wildlife features...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features
Specialising in camping and outdoor products, Australian-based Nakie is a family-owned sustainable outdoor brand with a passion for nature. “We love to venture off the beaten path in an endeavour to relax and explore leaving nothing but memories and footprints,” says...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Book reviews
Pick of the month Get OutdoorsPaul AdamsonPenguin$35 Paul Adamson packs some brilliant boredom busters for Kiwi kids in his latest book. The award-winning author is passionate about the outdoors and in his new release, he encourages readers to explore their backyard...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
October marks the beginning of the new fishing season – the perfect opportunity to get back on the water after the cold winter. And around New Zealand, hundreds of anglers headed to the water for their first catch of the season. The Rotorua lakes offer some of the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
A new study has found microplastics present in three-quarters of commercially caught fish in New Zealand’s southern water. The University of Otago research, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, looked at a sample of 155 commercially caught fish destined for human...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, Events
In a first for New Zealand, satellites have been used to track coastal water health around Aotearoa. In a new report commissioned by the Department of Conservation (DOC), NIWA analysed satellite images to measure changes in suspended sediment – or total suspended...
