by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 27, 2020 | Book reviews
Pick of the month Living on Shaky GroundMatthew WrightBateman BooksReviewed by Tony Orman This is an excellent book, impressive in its production, presentation, text, and photography, dealing with the turbulent tectonics – the history and science behind New Zealand’s...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 27, 2020 | Features, Fishing
Finalists for the New Zealand Seafood Sustainability Awards were announced on 25 February. The inaugural awards aims to recognise and celebrate those throughout the industry, tangata, whenua, and communities who demonstrate outstanding dedication and innovation...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 26, 2020 | News
As New Zealand enters a lockdown period for at least the next four weeks, there’s only one message out there for all Kiwis—stay home, save lives. The government has made their intention clear—fishing and hunting are prohibited during the COVID-19 Alert Level 4...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 24, 2020 | News
The Pāua Industry Council has praised the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for a sting operation that uncovered an illegal pāua operation. Hawke’s Bay Seafoods and director Giancarlo (Joe) D’Esposito have been sentenced after pleading guilty to buying pāua in...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 23, 2020 | News
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will be making a second request to the Ministry for the Environment for funding to remediate the contaminated Kopeopeo canal after its first request was refused. The council is seeking funding from the ministry’s Contaminated Sites...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 23, 2020 | Features, Fishing
The organisation was put in the spotlight last month when Southland Fish & Game councillor Ken Cochrane made sexist remarks at a public meeting. He has since been ordered by his colleagues to resign. Speaking at a whitebait consultation meeting, Cochrane described...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) have developed a new rapid testing technology for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), which gives results in just half an...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 17, 2020 | Book reviews
Pick of the month The Camping CookbookSara Mutande & Andrea Lo VetereBeatnik Publishing$25.00Reviewed by Claire Smith You don’t have to give up the pleasures of eating well while camping. Each recipe is specially adapted for camping and tramping. The recipes are...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 13, 2020 | Archive
The faces that make up NZ Fish & Game Council are all very similar. Of the 137 councillors that make up the 13 councils across the country, only three are women. We dig a bit deeper in our latest cover story. In other news, the finalists for the inaugural New...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 13, 2020 | Features, Fishing
With boating and fishing a key part of the summer lifestyle for many New Zealanders, it is also the ideal time to spare some thought for the trusty boat tractor. Frequently, this usually ancient steed is ignored for most of the year until it is fired up in summer for...
