by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 27, 2021 | News
A Southland hunter who went missing in the Hokonui Hills was lucky to be found several hours later, the police say. Gore Police and Eastern Southland Land Search and Rescue team were alerted to the lost hunter on 21 April, after he used his mobile phone to raise the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 16, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
With this year’s mallard monitoring results 10% above the average count since 2015, duck hunters in Otago can look forward to an above-average season this year if the weather plays its part, says Otago Fish & Game officer Bruce Quirey. Otago Fish & Game...
by Tony Orman | Apr 16, 2021 | Features, Hunting
Deaths of hunters during the popular autumn hunting period may, on analysis, reveal more than just a hunter’s misjudgement and wrong identification of a movement in the bush. It is this aiming and firing at ‘a movement in the bush’ that gives a strong clue to the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 16, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern chick hatched and reared at Auckland zoo offers new hope for the future of the species. The chick has been transferred to an offsite aviary before being released into the wild. Tara iti is Aotearoa’s rarest endemic bird. The...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 8, 2021 | Archive, Editor's pick
A brand-new forest is coming up in Nelson, and it’s thanks to two Kiwis who are determined to help bring about change, starting with one small forest at a time. Tiny in size, yes, but big enough to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Read about their...
by Esha Chanda | Apr 7, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features
The impetus behind such ‘tiny’ movements, whether it’s homes (that we spoke about a few issues ago) or in this case forests, is the same – to offer a sustainable solution for our planet. This marvellous blue marble we call Earth is burning, and as cities spread its...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 7, 2021 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month Sustainable TravelHolly TuppenAllen & Unwin$32.99Reviewed by Esha Chanda Sustainable travel is a complex and ever-changing concept, and in her debut book, Holly Tuppen lifts the lid on how travel can have a positive and transformative impact....
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The inshore tarakihi fishing industry has admitted it is failing to adhere to voluntary measures it promised in a 2019 tarakihi catch limit deal with then fisheries minister Stuart Nash, Forest & Bird says. Tarakihi have been fished down to just 15% of their...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 31, 2021 | News
Following the discovery of three oysters infected with the parasite Bonamia ostreae, Awarua Rūnanga and Biosecurity New Zealand have placed a rāhui and a Controlled Area Notice (CAN) to help protect the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery from a potential spread. The...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 30, 2021 | News
In a move to bring firearms licensing in line with other modern identification and license cards, NZ Police introduced new firearms licence cards with additional security features. “Police has been working hard modernising our processes around firearms and becoming an...
