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Canterbury’s $50m solar farm about to be turned on to generate power for 6000 homes

$Lodestone Energy\\'s Clandeboye solar farm in South Canterbury. Photo: Lodestone Energy$

$Lodestone Energy\\'s Clandeboye solar farm in South Canterbury. Photo: Lodestone Energy$

Lodestone Energy's Clandeboye solar farm in South Canterbury. Photo: Lodestone Energy

Friday, August 7, 2026

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Rural EventsSeptember 1

New Zealand dog trial team come from behind to win transtasman test series

Under immense scoreboard pressure, Palmerston dog trialist Lloyd Smith produced a diamond performance to win a transtasman test.

Shawn McAvinue

New Zealand dog trial team come from behind to win transtasman test series

New Zealand dog trial team come from behind to win transtasman test series

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Rural Life OtherAugust 30

‘The wood industry really did save my life’ — from drugs and booze to businessman

"There’s a good chance I could have been in jail or six feet under but the wood industry really did save my life.” Southland sawmill owner Rodney Lonneker was an inspiring speaker at last week’s New Zealand Institute of Forestry conference in Dunedin.

Sally Rae

‘The wood industry really did save my life’ — from drugs and booze to businessman

‘The wood industry really did save my life’ — from drugs and booze to businessman

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Rural Life OtherAugust 26

Flood protection controls river flow and reduces water on farms in South Otago

A pipe dream is now a reality in South Otago.

Shawn McAvinue

Flood protection controls river flow and reduces water on farms in South Otago

Flood protection controls river flow and reduces water on farms in South Otago

Red MeatAugust 26

Survey shows shift towards beef cattle

The growth of the Southland beef herd is the largest percentage shift in New Zealand for the livestock class, a Beef + Lamb New Zealand survey shows.

Survey shows shift towards beef cattle

Survey shows shift towards beef cattle