Photos from the Annual Southdown Society Tour which visited Australia in 2011.
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- Bay of Plenty animal trainer uses sheep and horses to help anxious kids 14/12/2025Former Customs dog handler Bex Tasker now runs training on her 5.6ha farm. […]
- Government policy is to stamp out cases while carrying out a cattle vaccination programme 14/12/2025The mass slaughter policy is to contain the spread of lumpy skin disease. […]
- Whanganui wildfire: Firefighters continue to battle large forestry blaze near Parikino 14/12/2025Efforts to fight the fire near Parikino were scaled back overnight due to safety concerns. […]
- Bay of Plenty animal trainer uses sheep and horses to help anxious kids 14/12/2025
Farming News
- Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammatesAndrew Simms. Unsuccessful Dunedin mayoral candidate Andrew Simms has declared campaign costs of $45 […]
- Robinson's hot form continues with win over American legendAlice Robinson celebrates taking 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Sup […]
- Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammates
Country News
- 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. […]
- Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornetsThe hornets are at a stage where they will be attracted to beehives, the Auckland Beekeepers Club president says. […]
- How the world got talking about red-tipped bananasBritish travelers wondered what was up with the Aussie bananas in the supermarket. The video has been viewed 11 million times. […]
- Biosecurity doubles Auckland's surveillance zone for yellow-legged hornetsSo far more than 3500 properties have been searched within 200 metres of confirmed finds, Biosecurity NZ says. […]
- Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communitiesStrong beef prices are helping raise record funds as part of a fundraising scheme that's been going for more than 40 years. […]
- Major New Zealand apple grower shuts off shipments to US as tariffs bite into profitsTariffs on a range of New Zealand exports including apples were first introduced in April at 10 percent, and increased to 15 percent in August. […]
- Country Life:Tangihau Angus' record-breaking bullsTangihau Angus near Gisborne has a habit of breaking records. Last year it set a top price for New Zealand bulls at $135,000. This year it's done […]
- Harraways invests $11m into NZ's only working oat mill
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