by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 4, 2020 | News
A new action plan to stop New Zeland’s yellow-eyed penguin from being extinct was launched in Dunedin on 1 August. The five-year plan by Department of Conservation, Fisheries New Zealand, Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu was announced at the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 4, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
It all started with a court case when NZ Tahr Foundation decided to contest Department of Conservation’s (DOC) 2020/21 Tahr Control Plan. At the heart of the fight is a disagreement between the two parties over how to control the animal’s growing population in New...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 3, 2020 | Archive, Editor's pick
Whitebaiters across the country are gearing up for the season, which starts on 15 August (for most Kiwis; if you are in the West Coast, the seasons starts from 1 September). In this issue, we have Cameron Officer, who set out on his first trip last year, and as luck...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Scientists had the rare opportunity to dissect one of the largest squid species in the world, caught off Whakaari (White Island). The specimen was a mature female and is the largest Taninga fimbria on record, weighing 100kg. AUT cephalopod expert associate professor...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 24, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
New Zealand’s tohorā, or southern right whales, are returning to New Zealand, and scientists are urging Kiwis to help them track these whales. Southern right whales were almost hunted into extinction in the 1880s. By 1920, there were thought to be only 40 whales...
by Ben Hope | Jul 16, 2020 | Features, Hunting
Wild venison is organic – no chemicals in farm stock drenches or anti-biotics; it is completely free-range. In her book Wild and Wonderful Everyday Venison Recipes for All Seasons, Andy Lyver says venison is “high in iron and low in cholesterol, making it one of the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 14, 2020 | Editor's pick, NZ made
When it comes to heading off for a quick bush jaunt, the flexibility of travelling by bike, rather than on foot, is well worth considering for faster and handier access. And if you’re planning to go hunting, stealth mode is a priority, which is where the UBCO 2×2...
by Esha Chanda | Jul 9, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Most people in the industry know Karl Warr, owner of Better Fishing, who became the first fisherman in the world to live stream his catch. I will not hesitate to say this: we need more people like Warr. He has done what the New Zealand government has not been able to...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 8, 2020 | Editor's pick, News
With the plug pulled on this year’s The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland and Tauranga Fishing and Boat Show due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the folks at Grady-White Boats NZ decided to step in and help out the marine industry and their local Tairua,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 7, 2020 | Features, Fishing
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