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New Zealand Centre for Brain Research testing Alzheimer’s treatments on sheep
26/04/2024
'The most value these animals will have is the pre-clinical testing.' […]
Injured man leaves Southland Hospital’s ED after waiting seven hours for help
26/04/2024
By the time he was seen, he was nauseous, shaking and needed IV antibiotics. […]
Inside Norsewear’s rural factory keeping a village afloat, one pair of socks at a time
26/04/2024
A woollen goods factory is defying the odds, in the process keeping a Kiwi village going. […]
Farming News
Child dies after crash in rural Auckland driveway
Photo: supplied A child has died after a driveway crash in Auckland's Karaka. […]
Child dies after driveway crash in rural Auckland
Photo: supplied A child has died after a driveway crash in Auckland's Karaka. […]
Country News
NZ Centre for Brain Research testing Alzheimer's treatments on sheep
A University of Auckland geneticist says sheep are ideal for testing drugs, due to their longer life span, complex brain structure and genetic similar […]
Canterbury A&P Association's board director paid $75k for landing $5m council deal
The Canterbury A&P Association's board is keeping mum after it emerged one of their own received $75k to help secure a multimillion-dollar co […]
Wilding pine work 'will go backwards' with reduced funding
Land cleared of the pest plants is now "prime for re-infestation". […]
Senior A&P figures hopeful of salvaging this year's NZ Agricultural Show
The future of the Christchurch show has been secured, but it remains to be seen whether the 2024 event can go ahead at this stage. […]
Cattle fatally injured after stock truck rolls
A vet and some farmers helped out at the scene of the incident in central Hawke's Bay this morning. […]
Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of Zespri kiwifruit to Europe
The company is working out how much of the $25m shipment - its first to Europe this season - has to be dumped. […]
A&P show deal reached with Christchurch Council
Christchurch Council reaches deal over A&P show, but it's not clear if it will go ahead this year. […]
Fiordland wapiti elk: Forest and Bird takes legal action over hunting agreement
Conservationists are butting heads about the best way to control Fiordland's wapiti elk populations, now the subject of a legal stoush. […]
New import rules to avoid repeat of hepatitis A outbreak
Frozen berries coming into New Zealand will have to meet new import rules, in a bid to improve food safety. […]
Mandarin prices fall due to soft demand
The quality is high this year but the price growers are being paid is lower, one grower says. […]
International auditor to do more checks after damning East Coast report
An international forestry auditor has spoken out about a visit to the slash-damaged East Coast region last year. […]
Annual Tour 2010
A few photos from the 2010 Annual Southdown Tour.
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