Balanced transition wins
For nearly a century, the Kane family have farmed their 668ha property at Tapanui.
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Environmental efforts recognised
Environmental efforts recognised
Farmers Tony and Michelle Roberts and Kate Roberts and Mark Lieshout are the Southland regional supreme winners of the 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Big interest in app for pest management
Big interest in app for pest management
Waimate vet Ryan Luckman is not one to shy away from a challenge.
Farm becomes film set
Farm becomes film set
The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Canterbury herd manager Ignacio Perez’s video of his Chilean father running a cow collar app 9000km away is going gangbusters on social media.
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say
She’s a great old girl, well built, with a lot of stories to tell and on the market.
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history
Tania Murray Haigh still vividly recalls visits to Eden Hore’s property at Naseby when she was about 8.
Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’
Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’
Endangered birds which are close to extinction are being given a "fighting chance" by being fed hearty food — 5000kg of it a year — from a North Otago meat processor.
Centenarian witness to town’s evolution
Centenarian witness to town’s evolution
It was a celebration fit for a queen — and rightly so.
Equipment issue caused death: coroner
Equipment issue caused death: coroner
A Southland farmer died when he became trapped under a quadbike after a crucial piece of equipment failed, a coroner has found.
Dairy farmers start to receive massive Fonterra payout
Dairy farmers start to receive massive Fonterra payout
Fonterra's thousands of shareholding dairy farmers are being encouraged to spend their Mainland Group capital return wisely with a focus on farm resilience.
Strong demand for every class of calves on offer in East Otago
Strong demand for every class of calves on offer in East Otago
Bidding was hot at the first beef calf sale of the season in East Otago.
Code cracks it for young dog triallist
Code cracks it for young dog triallist
You could say she has cracked the code of dog trialling.
New job for online auction exciting
New job for online auction exciting
‘‘I’ve hit the ground running and I haven’t stopped.’’
‘Proud’ to win award before departing farm
‘Proud’ to win award before departing farm
A South Otago family have sold their dairy farm and milking herd but won an award before the final heifers move to new pastures.
Pāmu pauses deer milk production
Pāmu pauses deer milk production
Deer milking is on a hiatus in Pukerau this season.
Light bulb moment to future-proof
Light bulb moment to future-proof
“Once you go to one day, you’ll never go back.”
Increase in 'suspicious' fuel takes on farms
Increase in 'suspicious' fuel takes on farms
Data from an app that tracks farm fuel levels shows a small rise in fuel being taken from monitored tanks during the night, amid the global fuel crisis.
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Easy as moving cattle from 9000km away
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Easy as moving cattle from 9000km away
Canterbury herd manager Ignacio Perez’s video of his Chilean father running a cow collar app 9000km away is going gangbusters on social media.
Centenarian witnesses evolution of Cromwell
Centenarian witnesses evolution of Cromwell
It was a celebration fit for a Queen — and rightly so.