by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 29, 2024 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing, News
Sea-Doo continues to innovate and strengthen their focus in the fishing space with new 2025Sea-Doo models and the redesigned Alumacraft models. Sea-Doo is casting its line into thedeep end of the lake with the new FishPro Apex personal watercraft (PWC) as the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 23, 2024 | Editor's pick, Features
The word ‘Bunker’ conjures an image of a hard, cold, uncomfortable but protective space. Oztent’s Bunker Pro couldn’t be further from this description. While it definitely offers excellent protection from the elements like a good bunker should, its level of comfort is...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Aug 19, 2024 | Features, Fishing, News
For TV fisho Andrew Hart from Hook, Line and Sinker, dependability and power is everything, so it is no surprise that he made the switched to Mercury. The Hook, Line and Sinker crew recently upgraded their Bar Crusher 780 Hard Top for their next season, repowering...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 26, 2024 | Editor's pick, Fishing, News
Whitebaiting is a chance to get away from it all, relax in nature, and catch enough for a fritter or two. Your whitebaiting experience can be even more enjoyable if you are well-prepared. Preparation can be as simple as adopting these three actions, 1. sticking to the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 4, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
The New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC) has introduced a new online training course focused on the fundamentals of pig hunting, available on their Better Hunting platform. Developed in collaboration with experts from the New Zealand Pig Hunting Association, this...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 4, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
Licensed anglers and game-bird hunters across New Zealand are being urged to enrol so they can vote in the upcoming Fish & Game elections, scheduled to open on 19 September this year. Every three years, New Zealand’s 12 regional Fish & Game Councils are...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 17, 2024 | Editor's pick, News
Associate justice minister Nicole McKee has unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform New Zealand’s firearms laws. “The Arms Act has been in place for over 40 years. It has been amended several times – in a piecemeal and sometimes rushed way. This has resulted in...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 11, 2024 | Book reviews
Pick of the month Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural worldRaewyn PeartBateman Books$79.99 Through a series of captivating stories, Environmental Defenders tells the tale of how the law has been mobilised to protect some of New Zealand’s most precious...
by Fred Hemi | Jun 11, 2024 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
It can be an odd thing about many duck shooters: many tend to congregate in certain familiar duck shooting places when they can enjoy their sport in relative peace and without nearby shooters mucking up their shooting. You know the score – chaps who blast off at...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 4, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
In a significant development, Forest & Bird and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation have agreed to pause legal proceedings concerning the management agreement with the Department of Conservation (DOC) over the Fiordland wapiti herd. This pause aims to facilitate...
