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...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 2, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
The recent introduction of the Fast-track Approvals Bill has stirred up controversy, with many saying that it will weaken environmental safeguards. The proposed fast-track regime gives three ministers – Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop, Minister for Transport...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 2, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
Three mates from Tauranga (pictured above, from left: Scott Clark, Jackson Currie, and Todd Morris) have developed a new social media app aiming to connect skippers with new fishing buddies. Named Fishily, the app was launched globally on 1 February 2024 and has since...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 4, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
In a world where outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, and boating are often seen as male-dominated, Isabell Zitzelsberger is leading a charge for change, reshaping the narrative through Wild Chix – a series of seminars aimed at empowering women in the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 5, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
In the latest issue of Fishing & Outdoors, we meet Waikato farmer Adamn Thompson whose dream to cost-effectively and sustainably restore marginal land to native bush on as many farms as possible led him to establish his business, Restore Native. Five years ago,...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 8, 2024 | Archive, Editor's pick
This summer, a new campaign is being aimed at encouraging Kiwis to wear life jackets. Complacency with wearing life jackets is contributing to high drowning rates in New Zealand, says Coastguard, and in response to the increasing number of preventable drownings on...
