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'Widespread support' for deer industry's advance parties
APs set up to help deer farmers achieve personal & business goals by farming deer well.
Trout removed to protect galaxiid species
Bignose & longjaw galaxiids only found in Mackenzie Basin protected from introduced trout.
Support for Milburn logging terminal
Dunedin businessman and city councillor Doug Hall is backing new Milburn logging terminal.
Winter grazing taskforce members announced
The 10-member taskforce includes environmentalist Angus Robson.
South Canterbury inferno: 'Nothing I could do'
Firefighters and helicopters called in after controlled burn-off got out of control.
Multiple wallaby sightings in Otago causing concern
ORC's North Otago environmental officer Simon Stevenson on wallaby management.
Massive Pigeon Valley blaze ruled accidental
The Pigeon Valley fire burned around 2300ha of commercial plantation forest.
Is this the biggest trout from Lake Wanaka?
"Every few years someone catches a biggie over 4.5kg, but not over 10kg".
Warning for Lake Waihola whitebaiters
Woman who sliced leg on submerged metal says deep wound still healing four months on.
Angus bull worth $10,000 shot dead
Police said the shooting happened on Friday night or Saturday morning.
Plans to expand dairy farm school into Oamaru
"I have no doubt that such a school will be embraced by local farmers and businesses".
Ngāi Tahu, Otago Fish & Game partnership formalised
"We are both intensely interested in protecting the natural character of waterways".
Pie's the limit for award-winning baker
Wanaka bakery won a swathe of awards at the recent Bakels Supreme Pie Awards.
App will help consumers choose wines wisely
Wine inMind allows people to learn how to taste wine in a simple but consistent way.
Dairy farmer fined $40,000 after effluent runs into Pomahaka River
Green discharge was seen entering the water, affecting clarity of river and its tributary.
Rook sightings cause ORC to keep 'open mind' about population
Rooks can inflict thousands of dollars' of damage to Otago's grain and new grass crops.
Tractor driver sought after car damaged
Irrigation unit pin came out and boom unit hit car parked on the side of the road
'Legend' Otago farming family set the bar high
The Morrisons have been producing ''grade free'' milk for 14 years on the trot.
Positive talks on Roxburgh Dam salmon hatchery
Contact Energy & Otago Fish & Game council working through a negotiation for the project.
Queenstown suburbs aren't rural
Work & Income anomaly means some residents are $120 to $150 worse off a week.
Share sale 'last chance' for irrigation company
Sale of shares would raise more equity, but also represented the last of the water.
Batten down the hatches: Wet and wild weekend on the way for New Zealand
Brace yourself, New Zealand, few places will be dry by Sunday evening.
Sheep found shot dead in South Otago paddock
"The animals would have suffered immensely" police said.
Beekeeper buzzing after honey medals
Allen McCaw received Supreme Award at the ApiNZ National Honey Competition in Rotorua.
Mining water permits 'not as simple' as first thought
Transition of existing mining water permits to modern resource consents complicated.
Ban on pāua fishing considered
Fisheries Minister considering temporary ban on pāua fishing on beaches north of Dunedin.
Comment: How constant are we on water?
Comment:If farmers are expected to do their best over water discharge, shouldn't everyone?
Fears over worsening wallaby problem
Wallabies are the "biggest threat to farming since the rabbit plague of 100 years ago".
Tapanui youngsters lead country for farming skills
Blue Mountain College pupils awarded first place at the AgriKidsNZ Grand Final.