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![The big dry: Farmers say Canterbury, Otago support 'great news'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The big dry: Farmers say Canterbury, Otago support 'great news'
“They’re used to farming in dry conditions but it has been challenging."
!['A real privilege': Angus breeders host touring group](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'A real privilege': Angus breeders host touring group
“It’s not every day we get people coming from the North Island to look around our studs."
![Watch: Search on for NZ's 10th meteorite after crash landing in remote SI site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: Search on for NZ's 10th meteorite after crash landing in remote SI site
A search party has embarked on a hunt for a fresh meteorite after a fiery explosion.
!['He was a rock star': Farmer remembers Shrek the Sheep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'He was a rock star': Farmer remembers Shrek the Sheep
Nearly two decades since the world fell in love with a woolly rock star.
![Snow falls in South Island, Auckland set for heavy showers, temperatures go below zero](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Snow falls in South Island, Auckland set for heavy showers, temperatures go below zero
MetService is calling this the 'coldest weekend of the year so far'.
![Fires in Otago contained; residents not yet able to return; helicopters called in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fires in Otago contained; residents not yet able to return; helicopters called in
The fires were reported just after midnight.
![Farmers move from sheep to beef 'to make life a bit easier'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Farmers move from sheep to beef 'to make life a bit easier'
The Smiths are changing stocking ratios on their 370ha sheep and beef farm in Hillend.
![Slaughterhouse Fire: Chinese-owned meat company fined $51k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Slaughterhouse Fire: Chinese-owned meat company fined $51k
Penalty for discharging slaughterhouse waste, lighting rubbish fire that burned for days.
![Lake Hāwea station owner critically hurt in crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lake Hāwea station owner critically hurt in crash
Justine Ross was one of three people injured when their vehicle rolled into a ditch.
![Close race for top places in National shearing circuit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Close race for top places in National shearing circuit
So far, the series is led by Southland shearer Nathan Stratford, who won in 2014 and 2022.
![How Gareth Bearman keeps milk production up and costs down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How Gareth Bearman keeps milk production up and costs down
A $100,000 investment has given cows a greater incentive to get to the milking shed.
![Alert after exotic fish caught in Lake Dunstan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alert after exotic fish caught in Lake Dunstan
Anglers are asked to be on the lookout and report any sightings.
![Playful sea lion stuns at national surfing champs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Playful sea lion stuns at national surfing champs
The sea lion made an appearance during the 2024 National Surfing Champs on Sunday.
!['It was our home': Former owners defend their treatment of Lake Hāwea Station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'It was our home': Former owners defend their treatment of Lake Hāwea Station
New owner Justine Ross had described the property as being rundown and neglected.
![Judas wallabies: GPS tracked wallabies set to give up locations of the invasive species in South Canterbury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Judas wallabies: GPS tracked wallabies set to give up locations of the invasive species in South Canterbury
'Seeker’ animals have been a successful method of pest control for feral goats and tahr.
![One person killed in a quad-bike accident last night in Timaru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
One person killed in a quad-bike accident last night in Timaru
Emergency services were called to the fatal scene at 11.40pm.
![Run, rabbit, run: Bunny shoot planned to tackle furry pests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Run, rabbit, run: Bunny shoot planned to tackle furry pests
Queenstown Lakes District Council set to carry out its first bunny cull in local park.
![‘It’s a rain gauge for disease’ : An Otago-based company’s AI-assisted technology has a trove of applications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
‘It’s a rain gauge for disease’ : An Otago-based company’s AI-assisted technology has a trove of applications
Farming tech used in various applications.
![Why a South Island tractor driver’s chance moa discovery just got more incredible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why a South Island tractor driver’s chance moa discovery just got more incredible
Moa footprints discovered in Otago riverbed found to be second-oldest ever documented.
![Group of locals band together to save rural Southland pub](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Group of locals band together to save rural Southland pub
The Waikaka pub has been community hub for decades.