After growing in each of the last few years the numbers using Whanganui National Park took a small nosedive last season – and bad weather is the likely cause.There was a rainy spring and two tropical cyclones during the usual holiday…
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Kiwi shearer Allan Oldfield wins in Scotland
New Zealand shearer Allan Oldfield has rounded-off a successful season in the UK with victory in the Royal Highland Show blade shearing final in Edinburgh early today (NZ time).From Geraldine and son of 2017 World Championships…
Boosting safety at Mahinerangi
Waipori Station manager Dave Vaughan readily acknowledges the topic of health and safety wouldn’t have been brought up a few years ago, if it didn’t have to be.But much had changed in recent years, he said, and it was now something…
Decade-long project helps rare bird in Hawke’s Bay
A decade-long project has restored a rare native bird population in Hawke’s Bay.A 1km area in Ouepoto Reserve at Aramoana Beach is taped off by Department of Conservation (DoC) staff between September and April every year to protect…
CHB group receives environmental award
Central Hawke’s Bay Forest & Bird has been awarded for its campaign against the Ruataniwha dam and irrigation scheme.Forest & Bird presented the Central Hawke’s Bay (CHB) team with a Branch Award during the organisation’s annual…
Decade-long project helps rare coastal bird
A decade-long project has helped restore a rare native bird population in Hawke’s Bay.A 1km area in Ouepoto Reserve at Aramoana Beach is taped off by Department of Conservation (DoC) staff between September and April every year…
Raw deal for restaurant as medium-rare taken off menu
The executive chef of New Zealand’s oldest licensed premises has been left fuming after having its famous medium-rare Governor’s Burger pulled from its menu.The Duke of Marlborough restaurant in the Bay of Islands received a visit…
NZ set to produce record amount of milk
New Zealand is set to produce a record breaking volume of milk this year.Industry giant Fonterra is forecasting a much higher price for Farmgate Milk this season, which dairy analysts say will be followed by a two to three per cent…
NZ avo shortage a dog’s breakfast: grower
Jess the avocado-eating dog has been feasting on the wind-felled fruit from her owner’s orchard her entire life and her vet has never seen such a shiny coat on such an old dog. So why aren’t people allowed to eat them?That is…
Kiwifruit farmers to have PSA-V case heard in High Court in August
More than 200 kiwifruit farmers are getting their day in the court seven years after a devastating PSA-V outbreak decimated the industry in 2010.The Kiwifruit Claim, representing 212 farmers, seeks to hold the Government and the…