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.
Rural life
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.
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Her surname is synonymous with dog trialling.
Dedication to animal welfare, veterinary science recognised
Dedication to animal welfare, veterinary science recognised
Central Southland veterinarian Mark Bryan will receive a top industry award for his work advancing veterinary science and animal welfare.
Obituary: industry stalwart put people first
Obituary: industry stalwart put people first
Bruce "Chalky" White spent nearly five decades immersed in the meat processing industry.
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Bigger things to worry about
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Bigger things to worry about
A South Otago farmer says he has bigger things to worry about than Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on New Zealand exports.
Environmental efforts recognised
Environmental efforts recognised
The winner of this year’s Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards will be revealed next week at a function in Mosgiel.
UK worker enjoying time in NZ contracting
UK worker enjoying time in NZ contracting
Summer is well and truly over as Englishman Harry Blazer scans the paddocks of 2000-odd straw bales he and his workmate are chipping away at the loading and carting of.
'Prestigious accolade' for vet
'Prestigious accolade' for vet
Central Southland veterinarian Mark Bryan is due to receive a top industry award for his work advancing veterinary science and animal welfare.
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Continuing family sport ‘pretty cool’
Her surname is synonymous with dog trialling.
Townie at home in Hokonui Hills
Townie at home in Hokonui Hills
Life working and living in the Hokonui Hills is a "special time", Gore Sheep Dog Trial Club president Tain Laing says.