Sixth generation now on the land
Six generations of a Clutha sheep farming family will get recognition for farming the same land for more than 150 years this weekend.
Rural life
Change spurs photography business
Change spurs photography business
Life with a little one in a new farming area can be extremely challenging; living away from good friends and a support network can be tough. Bella Nolan doesn’t have all the answers, but she...
Award for keen, ambitious triallist behind host Earnscleugh Station
Award for keen, ambitious triallist behind host Earnscleugh Station
Central Otago dog triallist Alistair Campbell is the first recipient of a merit award from the North Otago dog trial centre.
Champs loom for a man and his dog
Champs loom for a man and his dog
Patearoa Collie Club member Ethan Smith and his huntaway Chub are no strangers to success.
Former farmer’s story a boost for charities
Former farmer’s story a boost for charities
A retired Lowry Hills farmer has just signed off as an author after a successful book run raising money for charities dear to his heart, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Three-hour wait with broken leg after ram headbutt
Three-hour wait with broken leg after ram headbutt
A farmer who fell and broke a leg after being headbutted by one of his rams had to wait for several hours before he was found by his son.
Horse-trekking venture proving popular
Horse-trekking venture proving popular
Hyde sheep and beef farmers Stephen and Michelle Holland say adding horse trekking as a new income stream is a bonus but it wasn’t their main motivating factor.
Rural identity calling time on Wakatipu
Rural identity calling time on Wakatipu
With his lifestyle block on the market, one of Queenstown’s last farming identities is about to leave the Wakatipu Basin he’s lived in since 1962.
Family prepares to sever connection with the land
Family prepares to sever connection with the land
One of the many heritage farming properties in Canterbury will soon be ending its 140-year family connection when it is sold.
Sharing the view with riders
Sharing the view with riders
Hyde sheep and beef farmers Stephen and Michelle Holland say adding horse trekking as a new income stream is an added bonus, but it wasn't their main motivating factor.
Fashion for the good of us all
Fashion for the good of us all
Peri Drysdale’s eco-minded fashion business is on a runway heading towards a lighter touch on the planet, writes Tim Cronshaw.
Former farmer’s story a boost for charities
Former farmer’s story a boost for charities
A retired Lowry Hills farmer has just signed off as an author after a successful book run raising money for charities dear to his heart, writes Tim Cronshaw.
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The call of home
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Law and land combine for dream lifestyle
She's been described as "pretty rural" and that moniker sits just fine with Central Otago lawyer Alice Sanders who juggles her day job with life on the land.
Sisters ride their way to TV screens
Sisters ride their way to TV screens
From Beaumont to Hollywood?
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Sibling revelry as pair to graduate together
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Sibling revelry as pair to graduate together
Typically, siblings are the bane of each other’s existence.
Young buyer gets his dream cow
Young buyer gets his dream cow
Southland boy Koby Hunter wants life on his family dairy farm to be less black and white so he paid top dollar for a red cow.
Keen triallist ‘chuffed’ with win
Keen triallist ‘chuffed’ with win
South Otago farmer Henry Smith was ‘‘pretty bloody chuffed’’ when he and his huntaway bitch Trix won the zigzag event recently at the Southland Centre Championships at Mararoa.
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Campaign hoping to increase rural safety
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Campaign hoping to increase rural safety
A strategy to "turn health and safety on its head" is helping youngsters across the South keep their families safer at home and on the farm.
Family sells cream of cow crop to realise dream
Moving a herd: family sells cream of cow crop to realise dream
Sharemilkers Michael and Cherie Berkers will sell the best of their herd to realise their dream of owning a farm.
Cattle breeder to defend title in US
Cattle breeder to defend title in US
Southland Hereford cattle enthusiast Niamh Barnett will defend a young breeders title in the United States this year.