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Kavinda Herath/Stuff Daphne Kay skipper Ricky Ryan will be among the fishing fleet heading out to Foveaux Strait for the official start of the oyster season on March 1. The famous Bluff oysters will be on their way to market very soon with the fishing fleet heading out early on Monday for the official start of the season. There's about 11 vessels in the fishing fleet connected to the oyster industry in the south, and the bulk of them will leave about 3am on Monday for the fishery in Foveaux Strait to harvest the delicacy. Early indications are the fishery is in good health. The weather fore...

0shares Legal restrictions make owning and using an old rifle harder than ever, but Diggory Hadoke explains how vintage can still be viable The .577 Nitro Express inspires confidence when big beasts are the target Credit: Paul Quagliana There are historical and legal reasons for the decline in interest in vintage rifles in this country. When I was a child, to have a modest collection of sporting and military rifles was not an uncommon thing for a country gentleman. My father had only a passing interest, but owned more than a dozen. My primary school headmaster had more than 100. I kn...