The annual Pahiatua Trout Fishing Carnival was held from October 26 to November 2 with 90 anglers registered of which only a third were lucky enough to weigh in a fish.This year the weather leading up to the carnival was not great,…
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Lincoln Grant: Why farmers have had enough
Pahiatua farmer Lincoln Grant spoke at Parliament about why farmers have had enough. I am Lincoln Grant. We farm a 600ha hill country sheep and beef farm at Pahiatua. It’s a beautiful place, scattered with native bush areas, where…
Numbers down but calves back at Dannevirke and Districts Lamb and Calf Show
The Dannevirke and Districts Lamb and Calf Show was back after a break last year due to M. Bovis. Numbers of entries were low, mainly in the calves but spokesperson for For Farms (one of the sponsors) Craig Boyden said it was essential…
Exotic sheep show draws crowd at Wimbledon
Everything you needed to know about exotic sheep was on display at Brian Hales’ property Wimbledon recently.In pens were 13 different types of exotic sheep with information about them, some about to be shorn.In the woolshed the…
Farmers take protest march to Parliament
Two buses of protesters from Tararua and one from Waipukurau joined farmers from around New Zealand on Thursday, November 14, to protest against the pressure they say the Labour Government is putting farmers under.They assembled…
The Country – Cookbook edition
Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay and Rowena Duncum caught up with Elle Perriam for a chat about a new cookbook put out by The Country to raise funds for the Will to Live charity. If you’re keen to buy one, you can find out more…
Bonfires and rubbish fires keep Hawke’s Bay fire and emergency services busy
A Napier City Council ban on fires in public areas including beaches, parks and reserves did not stop members of the public lighting bonfires at Marine Parade, Napier on Saturday. Fire and emergency crews attended 10 fires in total…
Hawke’s Bay Today: Tony Anderson: A great dad, and a good man: a son’s tribute to his father
Just last week Tony Anderson was doing the things he loved – having a few yarns at the shooting club and helping his son out at Ben Lomond Station.Tony, 75, ran Ben Lomond Station, south of Hastings, before retiring to Napier in…
Hawke’s Bay’s Villa Maria syrah claims NZ wine of the year
Hawke’s Bay syrah is now well and truly top of the vine.As is Hawke’s Bay Villa Maria, which has claimed the New Zealand Wine of the Year Champion 2019 Trophy with its Cellar Selection Syrah Hawke’s Bay 2018.The trophy was handed…
Off like a Rockit: A Hawke’s Bay apple’s success story
By RNZ New Zealand’s tiny Rockit apples are proving a real hit with both consumers and growers.No one expected the apple to be so popular, according to the chief executive of the Hawke’s Bay-based company that grows and sells…