Mocked for their flock but townies had the last laugh
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Canterbury farmer joins push for council shake-up
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From Wales to NZ: A well-travelled tractor called Wombat
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The high school pupil who went whitebaiting and caught a lamprey in 1947
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Pine pollen discovery nothing to sneeze at
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Lalla, 93, is now a 'townie' after a lifetime on the land
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