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Organised chaos with baking: Why we should bring back school gala days - Glenn Dwight
28/02/2026
OPINION: First up at the PTA meeting - is it pronounced “gar-la” or “gay-la”? […]
Pastures Past: The Farm ‘Jottings’ - a glimpse of global rural news in 1921
28/02/2026
From the dreaded Hessian fly to the sound of wool. It was all covered in the Waipawa Mail. […]
Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden: Why worm farms are a must for better soil
28/02/2026
OPINION: Kem Ormond's handy worm farm guide can help soil go from poor to rich. […]
Farming News
Hillier scores top prize at New Zealand Open
Daniel Hillier makes a putt on his way to winning the New Zealand Open. Photo: Getty Images New Zeal […]
Hillier claims victory at New Zealand Open
Daniel Hillier makes a putt on his way to winning the New Zealand Open. Photo: Getty Images New Zeal […]
Country News
Country Life: International blade shearers on edge for the Golden Shears
Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan […]
Country Life: An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production
Sir Charles Godfray has told the Riddet Institute's Agrifood Summit our food systems will have to change in order to limit the impacts of global […]
Country Life: Duntroon, a small town with a big sense of history
Duntroon lies on the south side of the Waitaki River, and for a town of about 100 people it has more than its share of attractions. […]
Fishers 'living the funeral' of low salmon, fish stocks in Rakaia River
The small farming township was once world famous for its abundant chinook salmon and other fish populations in the Rakaia River. […]
Farmers calling for same animal welfare standards on local and imported pork
A group of farmers, pork producers and advocates wrote to the Prime Minister calling for a "level playing field" among locally-produced and […]
Fiordland hunters make big push for venison meat processing plant
A community conservation effort is hoping to fund a new processing facility for wild deer in the deep south. […]
Fairlie farmer's accident inspired his fundraising efforts for new town helipad
Andrew Hurst credits the skill and speed of the rescue helicopter with saving his leg after a farm accident. […]
Federated Farmers optimistic ahead of annual meeting with Labour MPs
President Wayne Langford was hopeful that, if elected, Labour would better acknowledge the contribution farmers make to the country. […]
New report exposes potential nitrate pollution in Southland
An estimated 15,000 Southlanders could be drinking water polluted by nitrates according to a new Southland Regional Council report. […]
Scales corporation profits off the scale
The company's net profit for the 2025 financial year was $117.7 million - a 137 percent lift on the year before. […]
MPI proposes new options to trace pigs and sheep for better disease response
The government has proposed new options to improve pig and sheep traceability so it can better respond to disease outbreaks. […]
Annual Tour 2010
A few photos from the 2010 Annual Southdown Tour.
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