by F&O NEWS DESK | May 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
Biosecurity New Zealand has placed legal controls over the western bays of Ahuahu Great Mercury Island in a bid to prevent the spread of an introduced pest seaweed found there. The requirements cover the western bay area of Great Mercury Island between Ahikopua Point...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 8, 2022 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month The Boy From Gorge RiverChris LongHarperCollins NZ$39.99Reviewed by Tony Orman The Long family of Gorge River, on the south Westland coast between Jackson Bay, south of Haast, and the mouth of the Hollyford River, have previously been featured in...
by Tony Orman | Apr 8, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Anglers are noted for tales of the “one that got away”, but it happens in hunting too, and one of the best tales I ever heard happened back in the 1930s. It concerned three well-known Murchison deerstalkers, brothers Newton and Alex McConochie and Bert Spiers. Newton...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 8, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
With eight tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern expected to fledge, Department of Conservation (DOC) says it’s been the best breeding season since 2013–2014 for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s rarest birds. With fewer than 40 adult birds, the conservation status of tara iti...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 7, 2022 | Archive, Editor's pick
Two years since the start of the pandemic and we’re still coming across stories of Kiwis, who were gravitated towards following their passion after their work became another COVID casualty. One such story is of Matt Butler, owner of KEA Outdoors. Matt has...
by Katie White | Apr 7, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Matt Butler shared his passion for outdoor adventure as a fly-fishing guide in Otago for six years before his work became another COVID casualty. “Once the borders closed, my work totally dried up, as it was wholly reliant on foreign tourists. So, during the first...
