Fishing with Shane Heswall

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Fishing with Shane Heswall

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Shane Heswall, owner of Kensington Pharmacy in Whangarei, sporting an 18kg kingfish he caught at North Reef, just north of the Poor Knights Islands, outside the marine reserve

New Zealand is one of the world’s great fishing destinations, with 1000 kilometres of coastline and crystal-clear rivers, lakes, and back-country streams abounding with fish – mainly accessible as property of the public domain. Pharmacy Today reporter Nerine Zoio, speaks to Shane Heswall, owner of Kensington Pharmacy in Whangarei, about his “fishaholism”

Why fishing? I grew up in Waiotira which is 20 minutes south of Whangarei. My dad, a dairy farmer with 300 Jersey cows, introduced me to fishin