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Early season lambs for Windermere farm

Early season lambs at Dave and Rose Thomson's little slice of paradise in Windermere.

Wild weather: Auckland gales and snow in the south

Thunderstorms will light up North Island skies across the day before a wild weekend.

Intensive winter grazing improves but not all councils have data on its use

Report shows 7 regional councils have no estimates on how many farms use winter grazing.

'Significant cold break' could bring fresh dumping of snow nationwide

Snow could fall to 100-200m in Otago and Southland and 300-400m in the North Island.

'Covered in blood': Dog caught killing sheep on camera

The dog chased 15 sheep around the paddock, then killed three and badly injured two.

Hounds abound at Beaumont Hotel's first bark-up

Owners of any dogs failing to bark had to take their dog's place and bark instead.

'Brainless idiots': Mountain bikers criticised for causing deaths of pregnant cows

Riders blasted for bad rural etiquette by ignoring road closure and stock movement signs.

Heavy rain, gales: Trees falling, roads disrupted in south

A tree has crashed through a kitchen in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere.

North Otago family 'farming for the next generation'

High-country family works hard to preserve their slice of paradise for future generations.

Council's role in river waste dumping 'extraordinarily embarrassing'

The council did not initially say it had faced censure over the incident.

Southern seed sector set to grow

Seed Grower of the Year says seed industry is big and getting bigger.

Maniototo farmers go for water storage in big way

Ben and Vanessa Hore's irrigation ponds can potentially be seen from space.

Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year named

Katrina Jackson of Chard Farm is Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year.

Dry autumn means ewes carrying fewer lambs

Ewes carrying up to 30 per cent fewer lambs than last year on some farms.

Freight truck jack-knifes, rolls on state highway

It is likely a crane will be brought in to remove the stricken vehicle.

'It's in your blood': Still working to breed better sheep

Texel stud breeder the McLeods continue their dream of breeding a better sheep.

Farming families team up to provide lamb year-round

Two Southern farming families joined forces to supply export grade lamb to NZ all year.

Brrrr: Severe frost as mercury drops to -7C in south

Despite the winter temperatures, most places can look forward to sunny skies today.