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Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Resting in hay while the sun shines

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    PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE
    PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE
    Lambs rest in supplementary feed in Te Houka last week. Te Houka lies on an undulating plain, west of Balclutha, in South Otago.

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