by F&O NEWS DESK | May 21, 2021 | News
The health and well-being of the Manuherekia River and its ecosystems must be the priority in deciding the catchment’s future, Fish and Game NZ says. “The river needs to have a much greater share of the water,” Otago Fish & Game environmental officer Nigel...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 18, 2021 | News
A Northland man received a $1600 fine after what is being deemed as ‘an honest mistake’ for the removal of historic war artefacts from Ruapekapeka Pa, north of Whangarei. Te Ruapekapeka Trust and Department of Conservation (DOC) were alerted through comments on...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 17, 2021 | News
Department of Conservation’s (DOC) new plan to manage Himalayan tahr lays the groundwork for hunters to play a bigger part in tahr management in future years, the organisation says. The Tahr Control Operational Plan for 2021/22, which was developed during five months...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 7, 2021 | Archive, Editor's pick
Game bird hunting season is on and while the opening weekend weather favoured the ducks, it didn’t stop around 45,000 hunters head out, with some even bagging a few birds, according to a report from Fish & Game NZ. Our front page this issue features...
by Lisa Potter | May 6, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features
Now that the intense excitement of America’s Cup racing has blown over, there’s a new contender in town to replace the adrenalin-pumping action. The sport of hydrofoiling has emerged as the hot new adventure sport, and it’s proving popular with everyone from pre-teens...
by Ben Hope | May 5, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
One way to get over the winter months and limited fly fishing for trout or saltwater is to hunker down, read a few books, swap a few e-mails with fishing friends, and tie up some new patterns for the coming spring and summer. But hold on, not so fast. There’s still...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 3, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting, News
After losing out on the last hunting season due to COVID-19 restrictions, hunters are gearing up this year, with hunting prospects looking promising. Maimais have been spruced up, decoys are in order, and, more importantly, licenses have been secured for the season....
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 30, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A full year-round closure has been placed to the recreational harvesting of shellfish on east Auckland’s Cockle Bay/Tuwakamana beach from 1 May 2021. The ban replaces the previous seasonal restriction and will be reviewed after a period of three years. The year-round...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 30, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A new project has been developed to help conserve kea in the central South Alps. The project – a collaboration between the NZ Tahr Foundation, Kea Conservation Trust, and Game Animal Council – is designed so that hunters in the tahr ballot can contribute to recording...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 29, 2021 | News
Fish & Game staff have released 300 large rainbow trout into the Quarry Lake arm of Lake Pupuke on the North Shore this week. The traditional release site on the East side of the lake was shifted to the smaller quarry lake to improve catch rates for anglers, says...
