by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 12, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, NZ made
For those who enjoy the great New Zealand outdoors, appreciating our pristine environment and landscape is often an intrinsic part of the enjoyment. And with this in mind, reducing our environmental impact and footprint is of growing focus. Hence the so-called ‘tiny...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 15, 2020 | Archive, Editor's pick
Our final issue for this year is now out and if you want to receive the next one straight in your inbox, subscribe to our free digital edition here. Our cover story this month features Northland conservationist Dr Gordon Hosking, who has spent decades protecting New...
by Tony Orman | Dec 15, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Good Friday 2016 will be a day Southland high country station workers Ryan Carr and Dan Keys will never forget. On a pig hunting trip, the duo got two boars – 270 and 348lbs. The second wild boar was of a size that is hard to imagine. After gutting, the animal weighed...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Contact Energy Limited has been convicted and fined $162,500 over a major incident at their Wairakei geothermal field, impacting on the Huka Falls and Waikato River in February 2019. On 2 December, judge David Kirkpatrick released his sentence for the company’s...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 15, 2020 | News
The New Zealand Fish and Game Council has appointed Ray Grubb as chairperson. Grubb brings governance experience as a company director: senior management experience in large and small businesses, planning skills and experience in both public and private sectors,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 14, 2020 | Book reviews
Best Day Walks in New ZealandLonely Planet$36.99Reviewed by Esha Chanda This isn’t the first Lonely Planet book that I’m reviewing, and it definitely won’t be the last. The publisher keeps churning out beautiful books and its latest one is as gorgeous as the ones...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 14, 2020 | News
A new multi-million-dollar native planting project will see half a million native plants and trees to be installed over the next three to five years, across 85 hectares of connected open space, recreation areas, and wetland. The project is one of the largest...
by Esha Chanda | Dec 14, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
The Tanekaha Tracks is one of the most popular New Zealand tracks for the walking fraternity. On the southern slopes of the Brynderwyn Hills, it’s just 10 minutes from Mangawhai, and in the last 12 months, it’s seen more than 6000 visitors. That’s quite some foot...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 11, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
A new OECD report warns that urgent action is needed to reduce over-fishing, improve fisheries management, and reform support to the sector, or the world will fail to meet a key United Nations goal on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and marine...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Dec 2, 2020 | Book reviews
Pick of the month Hooked for Life: A Celebration of Fly FishingLes HillQuentin Wilson Publishing$45Reviewed by Esha Chanda With seven books on the subject, there seems to be no doubt that Les Hills is an expert in fly fishing. His most recent one is based on 63 years’...
