Southdown Sheep Society, NZ

"The sheep with an illustrious past and a very bright future"

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Agri News
- Listen to The Country online: Shane Jones on fuel security, mining and Middle East tensions 01/05/2026
  Shane Jones, Richard Dawkins, Chris Brandolino, Phil Robertson, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe. […]
- Castor Bay pāua poaching: Auckland man vows to keep exposing illegal fishing despite violent threats 01/05/2026
  Auckland boatie who filmed pāua poaching was told he 'will get hurt' if he continued. […]
- Dam opponents urge Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to halt funding for Makaroro River project 30/04/2026
  Backers of the CHB dam say those behind the 800-strong petition are jumping the gun. […]
Farming News
- Celebrity chef quits world-renowned Queenstown restaurant
  Vaughan Mabee. Photo: supplied Internationally-renowned Queenstown chef Vaughan Mabee has left Amisf […]
- UK raises terror threat level following stabbing of Jewish men
  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood meet first responders […]

Country News
- New fertiliser plant in Taupō harnessing geothermal energy
  Tnue's new facility - the only of its kind in New Zealand - was officially opened by Agriculture Minister Todd McClay on Friday. […]
- Sheep farmer Sophie Hurley breathing new life into vintage Hunterville motel
  The North Island town of Hunterville in the Rangitikei District is emerging as a hot spot for hospitality and innovation. […]
- PGG holds first NZ-wide wool auction, after 'difficult' consolidation decision
  Major wool broker PGG is consolidating its North and South Island auctions to Christchurch, ending 140 years of auctions in Napier. […]
- Transparency vital to possible revival of sheep farmers' wool levy, Federated Farmers says
  Farmers voted out the NZ Wool Board and its levy in 2003, but with wool profits up after a tough few decades, will it return? […]
- New Zealand and Australia collaborate on fuel, fertiliser pressures with agriculture, aviation
  Australia acted 'hard and early' to secure diesel and urea fertiliser, while New Zealand tried to do the same but could have done better. […]
- NZ Winegrowers joins global call for white wine emoji
  Red wine and champagne have emojis but there is currently no dedicated white wine version across digital platforms […]
- Our Changing World: A taste for science
  Not too sweet, not too sour - there's a lot of testing behind the tasty fruit on our supermarket shelves. […]
- Country Life: Hands-on high school agriculture
  Geraldine High School is encouraging young people into primary sector careers. […]
- Country Life: Halcombe remembers its Home Guard
  Many small towns in New Zealand had their own "Dad's Army" during the second world war, with volunteers highly trained and committed, d […]
- 'You can leave school and be on $70k in your first year': Report shows increase in farm worker wages
  A new report shows shows the average salary of a farm worker increased three percent across the 13 roles it tracked compared to 2024, to $72,778 a yea […]
- French fashion house Chanel and NZ high country station team up
  The owners of Lammermoor Station will launch the joint venture with Chanel for the supply of its wool. […]

Documents Library

Breeders can download official documents for things like Ram Registration and Annual Returns from this page if they have misplaced their own documentation.