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Rural PeopleSeptember 6

Helping create female leaders in the rural sector aim of new exec director

Kristi Wright has a very short commute to work these days. She is the new executive director of the Fairlight Foundation, the female-only training institute based at Fairlight Station.
Sally Rae
Helping create female leaders in the rural sector aim of new exec director
Helping create female leaders in the rural sector aim of new exec director
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Rural PeopleAugust 26

Leaving a legacy: Why this Otago landowner is planting 14,000 kauri trees

Peter Parsons is back in Otago to create his field of dreams by growing New Zealand’s largest  contiguous kauri forest.
Shawn McAvinue
Leaving a legacy: Why this Otago landowner is planting 14,000 kauri trees
Leaving a legacy: Why this Otago landowner is planting 14,000 kauri trees
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Rural PeopleAugust 19

Creating a strong team culture an ongoing process, southern station managers say

Attracting, developing and retaining good people and building a strong team is satisfying, a high-country station boss in Northern Southland says.
Shawn McAvinue
Creating a strong team culture an ongoing process, southern station managers say
Creating a strong team culture an ongoing process, southern station managers say
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Rural PeopleAugust 9

Shooting for the stars; helping women build confidence aim of new venture

From self-pleasure to shotguns, it’s a finishing school with a difference. Forget cutlery etiquette and social graces, Kingston dynamo Laura Koot is helping women gain confidence through a programme targeted at rural women like herself.
Sally Rae
Shooting for the stars; helping women build confidence aim of new venture
Shooting for the stars; helping women build confidence aim of new venture
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North OtagoAugust 6

‘Hell of a two years’: From broken neck to rare blood cancer

“It's been one hell of a two years.” That is how Waianakarua woman Henrietta Purvis describes the period from August 8, 2024, when she broke her neck in a farm quad-bike crash to her recovery from a stem cell transplant a year later.
Sally Rae
‘Hell of a two years’: From broken neck to rare blood cancer
‘Hell of a two years’: From broken neck to rare blood cancer
Rural PeopleAugust 5

Catlins dairy-beef heifer wins best on fork and marbling titles

Shawn McAvinue spends five minutes talking to dairy farm owner and cattle breeder Katy Button, of Port Molyneux in the Catlins.
Shawn McAvinue
Catlins dairy-beef heifer wins best on fork and marbling titles
Catlins dairy-beef heifer wins best on fork and marbling titles
Rural PeopleAugust 5

Beet for cattle; swede and kale for sheep in Central Otago

Sheep and beef farmer Tom Waldron, of the Styx, talks about his winter crops.
Shawn McAvinue
Beet for cattle; swede and kale for sheep in Central Otago
Beet for cattle; swede and kale for sheep in Central Otago
Rural PeopleJuly 29

A move from mentoring young farmers to managing a state-owned breeding operation

The final day of work for Jeff Farm stock manager Henry Smith is tomorrow.
Shawn McAvinue
A move from mentoring young farmers to managing a state-owned breeding operation
A move from mentoring young farmers to managing a state-owned breeding operation
Rural PeopleJuly 29

Cleaning sheep and cattle yards of manure “easy money” in South Otago

Katie Willocks, of Balclutha, washes manure from sheep yards at Balclutha Saleyards.
Shawn McAvinue
Cleaning sheep and cattle yards of manure “easy money” in South Otago
Cleaning sheep and cattle yards of manure “easy money” in South Otago
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Police officer suspended on full pay after allegedly tipping off drug suppliers

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NationalSeptember 8

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SelwynSeptember 8

More vehicles, crashes and costs: Council to target riskiest intersections

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BusinessSeptember 8

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