Schools perform well in agrikids contest
By DAVID HILL
A small North Canterbury school exceeded its expectations at last month's young farmers event.
Waikari School, which has just 37 pupils, entered three...
Roddy gets a shear of the action
Blow by blow .. Roddy Kidd, aged 84, picked up a hand-piece for the first time in 25 years to shear a sheep at...
Marie a master at multi-tasking
Farming in the blood .. Show president Marie FitzPatrick has been successfully juggling a lot of commitments in the lead-up to the Oxford A&P...
Vet was a strong family man
Dr Gerald Stone
Dr Gerald Alexander Lawson Stone, a stalwart of the Rangiora community and a valued and respected veterinarian, has died, aged 83.
Dr Stone,...
Regulations called unworkable
By DAVID HILL
Proposed new regulations are creating a headache for farmers trying to do the right thing by the environment, the Federated Farmers' high...
Meetings go online in Covid era
By DAVID HILL
Federated Farmers is looking to the future as it remembers the past.
After a challenging year, the North Canterbury provincial executive has decided...
Nod for water project
By DAVID HILL
A decade-long battle for a huge water storage dam near Oxford has made it out of the courts.
Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd (WIL) has...
Northern A&P show falls victim to Covid-19
Starting young . . . Anna Gartery (left), aged 8, won the ribbon for pet lamb years 3 & 4 with 3-month-old Rolly at...
Ben digs deep for local wildlife
By David Hill
A Hurunui farmer has been doing his bit to protect native fish on his property.
Ben Ensor, who has farmed Willowgrove for 15...
An interesting turn of events
By ROBYN BRISTOW
The poleman is on a mission. Don Scott, of North Canterbury, is keen to find out the age of his huge British-made...
