Toni Williams

NZ champion to have star billing in alpaca mini-show

Inca Lodge owner Kim Greenfield won the Mid Dark Fawn Intermediate Male title at the New Zealand...

NZ champion to have star billing in alpaca mini-show

National alpaca champion Inca Lodge Diego will be in Ashburton this month for the alpaca mini-show being run through the Ashburton A&P association on October 31.

Dancers eager to perform again

Maddie, Lucy and Eve Marshall are gearing up for highland dancing competitions which restart at...

Dancers eager to perform again

Highland dancing trio Lucy, Maddie and Eve Marshall are looking forward to getting back into competition mode.

Piper in the paddock

The skirl of the pipes can be heard among the cows in Lagmhor as dairy farmer Joseph Williams plays a warm-up tune to his captive audience.

Message: wetlands a farm asset

Kaiwaiwai wetland, in the Wairarapa, constructed by dairy farmers Kaiwaiwai Dairies. Photo: RNZ

Message: wetlands a farm asset

New Zealand Landcare Trust has led the charge and got people talking about the benefits of wetlands as farm assets.

Labour-of-love wetland takes shape

Dairy farmer Ian Thornton shares his wetland development journey with others. PHOTO: TONI WILLIAMS

Labour-of-love wetland takes shape

Ian and Sue Thornton have planted thousands of trees and spent hundreds of hours clearing the wetland site on their Ealing Dairies farm.

New office-holder sees big shoes to fill

Rural Women New Zealand Mid Canterbury provincial president Marg Verrall in the grounds of...

New office-holder sees big shoes to fill

Marg Verrall has been named Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) Mid Canterbury provincial president.

Show called off but some events will be run

Show administrator Lucille Brown fields phone calls after news broke of the cancellation of the...

Show called off but some events will be run

The Ashburton A&P Show, scheduled for next month, has been cancelled.

Appointment in revamped support role

Rural Support Trust (RST) Mid Canterbury co-ordinator Frances Beeston. PHOTO: TONI WILLIAMS

Appointment in revamped support role

Mayfield dairy farmer Frances Beeston has been appointed the new Rural Support Trust (RST) Mid Canterbury co-ordinator.

‘Farmily’ approach works well

Dairy farmer Rebecca Miller likes to keep her finger on the pulse of the dairy industry.

Noisy Yak find passionate fans

The Yak 3 Russian fighter was imported and lovingly restored by its Blenheim-based owner Graeme...

Noisy Yak find passionate fans

At least four thrill seekers took up the chance to fly in a Russian Yak 3 fighter plane, aptly named Full Noise, at the weekend.

Staying busy in service of community

Rural advocate Craig Wiggins and Dr Sue Fowlie, of Rakaia Medical Centre, taking healthcare to...

Staying busy in service of community

Craig Wiggins puts his head above the barricade, but only for a cause.

Making most of the opportunities

Chris Ford with some of the four-to-five-week-old calves in the calf shed.PHOTOS: TONI WILLIAMS

Making most of the opportunities

Dromore dairy farmers Chris and Jodi Ford are midway through calving.

Vintage machinery taking over courts

Greenstreet-Ashburton Forks Reserve Board chairman Ian Hodge on the grounds of the popular...

Vintage machinery taking over courts

A planned vintage machinery museum on the grounds of the Greenstreet community hall has already been offered its first piece — a vintage swamp plough.

Pest seeds found in crop

Black-grass pest weed has been found again in Mid Canterbury.

Mustering mountain men for rugby

Rakaia Gorge musterers of old in the high country. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Mustering mountain men for rugby

Musterers from the mountains hope to continue with a decades-old charity rugby game against the Methven B team - but it'll depend on the Covid-19 alert level status, and whether the musterers can round up players.

Love of his life: Pair bond over perfect teeth

Michelle and Peter Rumping have spent the past 40-plus years working side by side. Photo:...

Love of his life: Pair bond over perfect teeth

Retired Canterbury dentist Peter Rumping met the love of his life not long after graduating from dental school.

BBQ bosses smokin’ it - and you could too

American barbecue-aficionados Matt Kennedy and Ken Lindeboom. Photo: Ashburton Courier

BBQ bosses smokin’ it - and you could too

An executive sous-chef and apprentice will be sharing their love of American-style smokehouse barbecues with Cantabrians at an upcoming summer school class.

Pupils given hands-on lesson on wool’s wonders

Mt Somers Springburn School year 4 and 5 pupils show the different stages of wool. PHOTO: TONI...

Pupils given hands-on lesson on wool’s wonders

Where there’s wool, there’s a way (to use it).

Slinkie collection under pressure

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury provincial president David Clark

Slinkie collection under pressure

Farmers have been notified there will be costs associated with removing lamb slinkies and calf carcasses from farms, following a fall in international market prices.

Retraining course proving hit with trainees

Agri Training trainees get practical fencing experience during the rural retraining foundation...

Retraining course proving hit with trainees

Agri Training has been running a two-week rural retraining foundation course for people wanting skills to work in the rural workforce.

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