Prices firm on first day at Hawarden Ewe Fair
By AMANDA BOWES
As temperatures rose, so did prices for the first day of the Hawarden Ewe Fair on Tuesday.
Two tooths and capital stock were...
Farms targeted by thieves
Farm fuel stores are being picked off by thieves, spurred on by high prices at the pump. Vehicles and other valuable farm plant are...
Glyphosate impact debated
By DAVID HILL
The Waimakariri District Council is to seek advice from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, as seeks to make sense of conflicting...
New Chilean needle grass site identified at Waipara
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Chilean needle grass (CNG) has been found on a property in Waipara, North Canterbury, taking the total number of infestations in the...
A temporary pub could be open soon
Temporary home . . . It is hoped pints will start to be pulled in a temporary pub iin Waiau by the end of...
Tasman Tykes national runners up
By DAVID HILL
North Loburn School has produced another quality performance to finish runner up in the AgriKids grand final.
Competing in Feilding on Friday, July...
The talk is about pork
By DAVID HILL
Showing pigs is a serious business. Thomas Queen, of Omihi, north of Waipara, has joined the latest craze of entering pigs at...
Huge 130-year-old cedar is cut down to size
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Sawdust flies as the butt end of a huge cedar is pushed through a Rimu break down saw at Harleston Road, near...
Araucanas lay it on the line with their coloured eggs
By DAVID HILL
If you've read the Dr Seuss story Green Eggs and Ham, the eggs may well have been laid by araucana chickens.
Jose Doo,...
St James horses go under hammer
Off to new lives .. Four of the horses offered for sale are run into the yards. PHOTO: GAVIN MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY
By ROBYN BRISTOW...
