Cooking Roast Lamb
Southdown Sheep Society, NZ
"The sheep with an illustrious past and a very bright future"
-
Story Categories
Handy Links
Agri News
- Flighting fly-tipping: Are free dumps and tyre rebates the answer? – Dr Jacqueline Rowarth 15/12/2025OPINION: Experts say lower dump fees and 24-hour access could cut rural rubbish. […]
- Listen to The Country online: Deputy PM David Seymour’s Ag Person of the Year 15/12/2025David Seymour, Mike Casey, Riley Kennedy, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth and Phil Duncan. […]
- Level 3 water restrictions for Hawke’s Bay as usage soars in Hastings and Napier amid dry conditions 14/12/2025A total ban on open-air fires and fireworks is also in place. […]
- Flighting fly-tipping: Are free dumps and tyre rebates the answer? – Dr Jacqueline Rowarth 15/12/2025
Farming News
- Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’Forbury residents are hailing it "the best Christmas present ever" as the regional council […]
- Empty feeling after Bondi killingsThe vast, monumental emptiness yesterday at Sydney’s normally densely crowded Bondi Beach spoke volu […]
- Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’
Country News
- 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. […]
- 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. […]
- Privatised meat inspections could increase costs, reduce flexibility - report
Log in © Southdown Sheep Society, NZ 2025 Website Design