Photos from the Annual Southdown Society Tour which visited Australia in 2011.
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- New doco by John Clarke’s daughter finally brings Fred Dagg home 19/12/2025A revealing new doco on the man behind New Zealand's most famous pair of gumboots. […]
- Galatea dairy farmer follows her passion for natural healing 19/12/2025Gill handcrafts balms and sprays from kawakawa, yarrow, plantain and tallow. […]
- Year in Review: Blue Duck Station in Whanganui National Park - A haven for food and nature lovers 19/12/2025Kem Ormond's trip to Blue Duck Station was one of The Country's most-read stories of 2025. […]
- New doco by John Clarke’s daughter finally brings Fred Dagg home 19/12/2025
Farming News
- New trove of Epstein records released by DOJJeffrey Epstein appears with a woman, who's identity has been obscured, in this image from the […]
- Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashedQuade Strange. Photo: Supplied WARNING: This article discusses child sexual abuse and may be upsetti […]
- New trove of Epstein records released by DOJ
Country News
- Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farmThe Roy family all pitch in getting berries from orchard to Christmas plate over the festive season. Country Life goes behind the scenes of the Christ […]
- Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way"You can come here and see nearly every type of forestry system that can be applied," Blair Jamieson says of Tāmata Hauhā's demonstrati […]
- Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postieRural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River. […]
- Fonterra lowers milk price forecast amid strong supplyThe co-op reduced the forecast range on its Farmgate Milk Price from $9-$10 per kilogram of milk solids to $8.50-$9.50 per kg. […]
- Privatised meat inspections could increase costs, reduce flexibility - reportMeat inspectors gathered at Parliament on Monday to express their concerns about the proposed changes. […]
- Strong agricultural sector boosts PGG WrightsonThe company expected operating earnings of about $64 million for the year ending 30 June 2026. […]
- Harraways invests $11m into NZ's only working oat millThe well known Otago business is spending $11m on the factory and will automate some of its production. […]
- Country Life: Cornwall Park, the farm in the heart of a cityBeing right in the middle of Auckland city and surrounded by city-dwellers comes with its challenges for Cornwall Park farm. […]
- Country Life: Turning animal tricks into teen confidenceTeens and kids at Bex Tasker's place find joy and life skills training farm animals. […]
- How to support a low-emissions farming futureA transition to low-emissions farming will need tech, support to diversify - and probably fewer cows, new research says, […]
- New government rules coming for micro-abattoirsThe government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale. […]
- Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farm
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