Dogs and their masters ruff out the weather for trials
Dogs and their masters ruff out the weather for trials
Lee Stream went to the dogs last week - but all for a good cause.
Sally Rae
From luxury yacht chef to yoga instructor
From luxury yacht chef to yoga instructor
Sailing around the world on luxury super yachts and rubbing shoulders with the likes of film director Steven Spielberg sounds like a glamorous lifestyle.
Joint venture exites Charolais breeder
Joint venture exites Charolais breeder
Drew Dundass reckons the Charolais breed of cattle is a ''beautiful animal''.
Children's merino range a hit
Children's merino range a hit
Central Otago fashion designer Christina Perriam's range of merino clothing for children and babies is proving a hit with New Zealand retailers.
Invermay's key role emphasised
Invermay's key role emphasised
Deer farmers attending a recent field day at Invermay were urged to recognise they were ''at the Mecca'' for deer biological research.
Alexandra merino rams cross Pacific
Alexandra merino rams cross Pacific
It's a long way from Alexandra to Argentina.
More funding sought for further meat industry reform
More funding sought for further meat industry reform
Meat Industry Excellence is seeking funding from Beef and Lamb New Zealand, saying it needs about $200,000 to continue to make progress with meat industry reform.
Fair enough on farm
Fair enough on farm
''A more traditional summer'' is how Otago Federated Farmers president Stephen Korteweg describes the season.
Fonterra milk price forecast a record
Fonterra milk price forecast a record
Fonterra has hiked its forecast farm-gate milk price to a record $8.65 per kg of milk solids, with the 35c increase equating to an increase in dairy incomes of about $600 million.
Tractor trekking all in a good cause
Tractor trekking all in a good cause
Ron Bywaters loves Chamberlain tractors.
Early to bed makes a cavalcade day bearable
Early to bed makes a cavalcade day bearable
Cavalcade veterans Dave McAtamney and Jim Hore might have made a comeback this year - but the jury's out on whether they'll be back again.
Rebuild affects rating
Rebuild affects rating
Canterbury has nudged Auckland from the top spot in the latest ASB-Main Report regional economic score card, as the post-earthquake rebuild continues to gather pace.
Village Milk concept arrives in Timaru
Village Milk concept arrives in Timaru
When Village Milk chief executive Mark Houston moved from South Canterbury to Golden Bay in 2010, he was looking for a lifestyle change.
Milk price change window closing
Milk price change window closing
The window of opportunity for changes to this season's Fonterra milk price and dividend is closing, economists say.
Bright outlook for primary industry
Bright outlook for primary industry
Agriculture, forestry and fishing exports are forecast to increase to $36.4 billion for the year to June, driven by rapidly growing demand in emerging markets and supply constraints among major competitors.
Powder capacities limit milk returns
Powder capacities limit milk returns
Whether Fonterra decides to maintain its forecast farm-gate milk price at $8.30/kg of milk solids - or lift it - will be revealed when it gives an update next month.
Horsewoman is one determined cavalcader
Horsewoman is one determined cavalcader
Brenda Harland is one tough cookie.
Standout season for rodeo rookie
Standout season for rodeo rookie
Omarama shepherd Katey Hill has had a stellar rodeo season with her young quarter-horse Boots and is leading the national Rookie of the Year title in barrel racing.
Last Stand a fun farewell
Last Stand a fun farewell
They're called simply The Last Stand.
A dog's life focus for photographer
A dog's life focus for photographer
Andrew Fladeboe describes working dogs as the ''most noble of creatures''.