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Practical health advice for men focus of Awamoko event

$Rural men are encouraged to attend a men\\'s health gathering at the Awamoko Hall on Sunday. Photo: ODT Files$

$Rural men are encouraged to attend a men\\'s health gathering at the Awamoko Hall on Sunday. Photo: ODT Files$

Rural men are encouraged to attend a men's health gathering at the Awamoko Hall on Sunday. Photo: ODT Files

Sally RaeBusiness and Rural Editor

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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Rural Life OtherSeptember 30

Southland farmers endure frigid start to season as they count up lamb losses

Widespread losses of lambs perishing in spring storms are a setback for Southland farmers counting on reinvesting high returns into farms.

Tim Cronshaw

Southland farmers endure frigid start to season as they count up lamb losses

Southland farmers endure frigid start to season as they count up lamb losses

Rural Life OtherSeptember 30

Kaah: call for rooks in Otago to be reported

A call is out for rook sightings in Otago following reports of lone males across the district.

Kaah: call for rooks in Otago to be reported

Kaah: call for rooks in Otago to be reported

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Rural Life OtherSeptember 23

El Nino to amplify highs and lows of spring weather in the South

El Nino will amplify the natural rollercoaster of weather southern farmers get in spring, a meteorologist warns.

Shawn McAvinue

El Nino to amplify highs and lows of spring weather in the South

El Nino to amplify highs and lows of spring weather in the South

Rural Life OtherSeptember 16

Applications open for 2027 On Farm Support science scholarships

Applications for a scholarship programme to help boost on-the-ground support for farmers and growers close on September 28.

Applications open for 2027 On Farm Support science scholarships

Applications open for 2027 On Farm Support science scholarships