Vital shelter trees lost in October storm
Blackdale Farm owners Leon and Wendy Black have always taken great pride in their shelter belts.
Alice Scott
Telford riders mark milestone
Telford riders mark milestone
Telford Polytechnic’s equine programme has marked a major milestone — students competed for the first time in the institution’s history at the Royal New Zealand A&P Show
Team helps community pull through
Team helps community pull through
When the severe wind storm ripped through South Otago and Southland earlier this month, Rural Support Trust deputy chairman Phill Hunt quickly jumped into the centre of the region’s emergency...
Community’s mighty effort for Cavalcade
Community’s mighty effort for Cavalcade
With the annual Cavalcade Market Day and Hoe Down set for March 7, the small but mighty community of Middlemarch is gearing up for its biggest event on the 2026 calendar.
Couple face massive storm cleanup
Couple face massive storm cleanup
Blackdale Farm owners Leon and Wendy Black have always taken great pride in their shelter belts.
Run owner carving his own career path
Run owner carving his own career path
This spring has brought big change for 32-year-old Cameron McLeod, who has taken over a well-established sheep services run in Otago.
Lay of the land
Lay of the land
Communities across South Otago and Southland are still counting the cost of the recent severe wind event.
Post-accident career taking off
Post-accident career taking off
A devastating accident on a dairy farm in 2022 led to a leg amputation and nearly three years on ACC for Thomas Hewitt.
Aviation contributions recognised
Aviation contributions recognised
Nicki and Craig McMillan, owner-operators of HeliVentures in North Otago, have been nominated as Rural Champions for their outstanding contribution to the aviation industry and the wider rural sector.
A focus on safety, ‘best service possible’
A focus on safety, ‘best service possible’
Nicki and Craig McMillan, owner-operators of HeliVentures in North Otago, have been nominated as Rural Champions for their outstanding contribution to the aviation industry and the wider rural sector.
Seeing repeat customers real highlight
Seeing repeat customers real highlight
MARK AND LYNLEY HUNTER, Market gardeners, Waikouaiti
Couple inspiring young people in sector
Couple inspiring young people in sector
PETER AND HELEN HEDDELL, Sheep and beef farmers, Canterbury
Lifelong dedication to livestock breeding
Lifelong dedication to livestock breeding
ROB HALL, Sheep and beef farmer, Southland
Change spurs photography business
Change spurs photography business
Life with a little one in a new farming area can be extremely challenging; living away from good friends and a support network can be tough. Bella Nolan doesn’t have all the answers, but she...
Award pays tribute to pony club stalwart
Award pays tribute to pony club stalwart
The Strath Taieri Pony Club has paid heartfelt tribute to a beloved coach, mother and horsewoman with the introduction of the Erin Howard Memorial Trophy.
Horse-trekking venture proving popular
Horse-trekking venture proving popular
Hyde sheep and beef farmers Stephen and Michelle Holland say adding horse trekking as a new income stream is a bonus but it wasn’t their main motivating factor.
Sharing the view with riders
Sharing the view with riders
Hyde sheep and beef farmers Stephen and Michelle Holland say adding horse trekking as a new income stream is an added bonus, but it wasn't their main motivating factor.
Keen triallist ‘chuffed’ with win
Keen triallist ‘chuffed’ with win
South Otago farmer Henry Smith was ‘‘pretty bloody chuffed’’ when he and his huntaway bitch Trix won the zigzag event recently at the Southland Centre Championships at Mararoa.
UK worker enjoying time in NZ contracting
UK worker enjoying time in NZ contracting
Summer is well and truly over as Englishman Harry Blazer scans the paddocks of 2000-odd straw bales he and his workmate are chipping away at the loading and carting of.
Racing on after near-fatal crash
Racing on after near-fatal crash
When farmer Bevan Wilson found himself pinned under the cab of his Can-Am side-by-side, the fact he might not have been able to compete in the Coast to Coast Longest Day race was the last thing on his mind.