Yvonne O'Hara

The new World of Deer Museum near Wanaka has got a lot of good points.

The New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association will be going on the road and hosting meetings throughout New Zealand to discuss industry issues and launch the new compliance and worker injury...

Surplus baleage, straw and hay has been imported from Central Otago and further north to help meet the feed shortage in Southland during the winter.

A fifth wallaby in two years was shot in the Maniototo by a deer hunter on Saturday.

Making natural wines that sell to Europe and Asia is a long way from working in a bank in Tokyo, but Yoshiaki and Kyoko Sato are following their dream.

Biosecurity-focused micro-credentials (MC) will be the one of the first bite-sized qualifications available from Primary ITO, once the relevant rules and paperwork are signed off.

Two new projects to help sheep farmers make better breeding decisions will be launched later this year, while a third will be available next year.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) central South Island extension manager Laura Lake held her 11th farmer Land and Environment Plan workshop this year and intends to run another four in the region...

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) is ''on a mission'' to continuously improve its Land and Environment Plan (LEP) programme as a key part of implementing its environment strategy, which was released...

It has been a good year for shearer Greg Paterson.

A new grower co-operative company is being set up to manage the release, marketing and licensing of new varieties of apricot.

Bringing in workers from the Pacific Islands through the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme has meant Central Otago's horticulture employers have been able to grow their businesses.

Pat Garden, of Millers Flat, along with wife Marcelle, had been a high country farmer all his life in partnership with brothers Eoin and Alan, on Avenel Station, above the Teviot Valley. He is also...

Muscles ached and chests pounded for many who walked or ran the Alexandra Harrier and Walkers Club 50th Clyde to Alexandra road races on Saturday.

Strawberry the cow forms the ''centre of operations'' for Lyn James and Graham Smith and their biodynamic lifestyle block near Cromwell.

Annabel Bulk, of Felton Road Wines, has won the Central Otago Young Viticulturist competition for the second year in a row.

Labour shortages, driver training and qualifications, and fatigue and impairment in the road transport sector will be some of the key issues to be discussed during the Road Transport Forum's (RTF)...

At 25, this year's Central Otago Young Winemaker of the Year, Ben Tombs, has already had a long career in the winemaking industry.