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Watch: Stock rescued from truck stuck under bridge
Police criticised driver, saying area was a known black spot.
'Too warm for this': Weather hampers rabbit-control operation
Rabbits less likely to eat poisoned carrot bait in warm weather.
South Island farmers get ready for ploughing competition
Organiser says the 22 men and one woman would be judged mostly on "tidiness".
Wool petition delivered to Parliament
Petition urges Govt to use NZ wool in publicly funded buildings and KiwiBuild homes.
Lake Onslow project: What the locals think
Some in Teviot Valley are excited; some have seen it all before.
Farmer 'blown away' by response to wool petition
Amy Blaikie's off to Wellington with 14,000 signatures.
New book shows how rural Kiwi women survived and thrived
Skirt Tales: The sequel, records the life events of 80 rural women.
Central Otago cherry growers 'excited' by airport plan
Central Otago cherry growers expect to benefit from new international airport at Tarras.
PGF projects 'good start' to fixing shearing training gaps
$1.86m from PGF given to develop shearing training to address worker shortage.
Brian Fallow: Lake Onslow hydro storage scheme is no pipe dream
$30m is worth paying to investigate scheme that would help decarbonise energy.
Farming couple awarded $500k in damages after land misrepresented
High Court ruling found effective hectarage of North Otago property was misrepresented.
Farmlands rethinks Dunedin office proposal
Farmlands had proposed moving about 100 Dunedin workers to its Christchurch office.
Tarras International Airport: Pilots welcome plans
Pilots group says new airport would be a good alternative to tricky runways in the south.
Govt proposes biggest infrastructure project since 1980s
The Government is investigating options for a 'game-changing' scheme at Lake Onslow.
A town called Tarras: Why Christchurch Airport wants to expand
A town famous for its hermit sheep could have Dreamliners landing there in coming years.
Revealed: Which regions are driving NZ's emissions?
Canterbury's cows singled out alongside Auckland's cars for driving NZ emissions.
Chilly wintry blast: Deep snow in deep south; storm-force gales in Hawke's Bay
Parts of the South Island are waking to a chilly but stunning winter wonderland.
New 'world-class' airport mooted for Central Otago
Christchurch Airport has just unveiled a proposal for a new airport in the Tarras region.
Pork farmer predicts 'massive' productivity drop
"What the Government is lacking is the understanding that you cannot train experience."
Couple spend $20k searching for dogs: 'They are family ... we're not giving up on them'
Couple say they won't stop looking for their missing dogs Dice and Weed.
Farmer's upsetting diagnosis after shrugging off headaches
Otago man hasn't been given a positive prognosis, but he is set out to "prove them wrong".
Search resumes for fisherman missing on Lake Wakatipu
Coastguard and emergency services from Glenorchy hunted in vain into the night.
What could smelter closure mean for rivers?
What might reduced hydro generation mean for southern rivers?
Farmer upset at being charged rates for land lost to erosion
Land washed away after Meridian Energy hydro-electric storage spill on the Waitaki River.
Miniature horse killer appeals sentence
Horse killed with 41 stab wounds, now man who admitted doing it is appealing his sentence.
Report shows swell in demand for irrigation in North Otago
Company's report to Waitaki District Council shows strong demand for irrigation.
Strath Taieri - the new food bowl of Dunedin?
Strath Taieri Irrigation Co. believes the traditional farming district could diversify.
Chicken virus in NZ blocking exports to Australia until 2021
NZ poultry import halt will result in about $60m in lost trade annually.
Fears township could be 'shut down' without urgent action
Waipori Falls residents concerned over the township's ageing infrastructure.
Meat the Need: North Otago farmers donate to charity
Kate Faulks is among the first in NZ to contribute to a new meat donation service.
New cod limits criticised by Otago fishers
A traffic light system replaces the southeast coast's 30-fish bag limit,
Otago dairy cow named Valden Cow of the Year
"We affectionately call her 'The General' because of her no-nonsense attitude".