The daily catch for pipi and cockles is usually 150 per person, but one group was caught with more than 20 times the limit.
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South Canterbury a month away from drought
MetService outlook not good news for South Canterbury farmers who have already reached the wishing for rain stage two months before summer.
The Country – Rural health edition
Today on The Country, Rowena Duncum spoke to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about rural mental health and Wairarapa farmer Shane McManaway about his Five Rivers Medical Centre.On with the show: Andrew Hoggard: The president…
Election 2020: National Party leader Judith Collins unveils water storage policy, rules out working with Advance NZ ‘because I’m not insane’
National leader Judith Collins has announced a $600 million water infrastructure policy while touring Northland – and ruled out working with Advance NZ to form any future government, “because I’m not insane”.Under the new policy,…
Complex family legacy – and name – continued on Central Otago farm
Scottish lairds and ladies, ancient deeds, unimaginable wealth, the slave trade.The Glassford family history reads like an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, the British genealogy documentary series on the BBC.Central Otago…
Meridian chair pours cold water on pumped hydro plan
Meridian Energy – half-owned by the Government – has come out against the Labour Party’s pumped hydro proposal for Lake Onslow.Labour’s plan would involve moving water to an upper reservoir when there is surplus renewable energy…
Tatua dairy company creams it again this year
Latest financial results for Waikato blue chip dairy company Tatua prove “location, location, location” is a desirability measure for milk supply as well as real estate.The boutique company with a long export reach achieved record…
Freshwater rules take toll on southern farmer confidence
Southern sheep and beef farmers have experienced their worst fall in confidence in a recent survey by Beef+Lamb New Zealand, as the Government’s freshwater rules are cited as a major factor.Nationally, confidence dropped to the…
Cell grazing system offers sustainable efficiency, says AgSupport’s Sandy Campbell
Intensive grazing in cells is a management tool that can deliver huge benefits to a farm business, according to Sandy Campbell of AgSupport, which is a division of AgDesign. Based in the Bay of Islands but usually roaming all over…
Stortford Lodge: Lambs in top condition sell well
A big offering of more than 2100 Chatham Island lambs sold well at Stortford Lodge yesterday. The mostly mixed-sex lambs were in top condition and sold to buyers from Hawke’s Bay.The cattle yarding of about 400 head was mostly…