A few photos from the 2010 Annual Southdown Tour.
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- Sampler box rankings: The best and worst biscuits for morning tea – Glenn Dwight 31/01/2026OPINION: Glenn Dwight risks more "biscuit hate mail" with a fresh sampler ranking. […]
- Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden: Improve tired soil for bigger summer harvests 31/01/2026OPINION: Kem Ormond swears by compost and 'chop and drop' to build rich soil. […]
- Pastures Past: From peat fires to pine plantations - historic blazes in rural NZ 31/01/2026Some blazes were blamed on arson, with rewards and police inquiries launched. […]
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- History awaits as Alcaraz and Djokovic meet in Australian Open finalSerbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semi final match against Italy's Jannik Sin […]
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- Country Life: Growing demand for on-farm fun from international touristsFarmers are being urged to embrace the growing demand for "experiential tourism" from overseas visitors. […]
- Country Life: Camp ovens, bullockies and other tales from the bushLew Pickens' passions hark back to his days clearing land in Northland - camp oven cooking and driving bullock teams. He has a woolshed full of m […]
- Country Life: IKEA owner's first New Zealand forestIngka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant IKEA, now owns 30,000 hectares of forestry in Aotearoa. Its first purchase saw the conversion […]
- Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed awayNew Zealand's only dung beetle rearing facility says it may have to close if there's not more support. […]
- PGG to end Napier's historic wool auctions marking end of an eraMajor wool broker PGG Wrightson will no longer hold wool auctions in Napier, after more than 140 years. […]
- Animal rights group wants government to ban all caged hensAnimal rights charity says cages cause harm and distress for hens and the government should phase them out.. […]
- October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG saysIt's the second-most claims for an event in FMG's 120-year history. […]
- Helicopters dropping essential supplies into communities cut off by stormSlips have cut off parts of eastern Bay of Plenty and Tai Rāwhiti, disrupting the flow of goods and transport. […]
- Elite working dogs fetch more than $300,000 in auction frenzyOrganisers of a long-standing North Island working dog auction say a shortage of quality farm dogs is pushing up prices. […]
- Farmers frustrated by Canterbury's recent bad weatherCanterbury arable farmers are facing millions of dollars of losses after a third big hail storm hit parts of the region on Friday. […]
- 'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by stormsFarmers on the East Coast are worried about how long it will take to reopen storm-damaged State Highway 2. […]
- Country Life: Growing demand for on-farm fun from international tourists
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