Herbert man Wayne Richardson has missed the deadline to reduce his wandering flock

Clutha Valley family horrified after friendly deer shot dead next to their house

Winner inspired to be surrounded by an ''exceptional'' group of farmers

"Fantastic'' response to recruitment day

African-themed creation steals the show at the Great Easter Bunny Hunt

Study suggests zoning scheme based on the landscape's ability to absorb new development

Current leaseholders say sale to US TV presenter Matt Lauer will benefit New Zealanders

Man sentenced for taking 31 spiny rock lobster from a marine reserve.

Tourists were interested in farming and shopping, rather than the usual tourist sights

Otago was more in a position to "maintain'' as opposed to "regain'' water quality

Saffron is the world's most expensive spice and can fetch up to $30,000 a kg

"It's just a shame we had to jump through so many hoops."

Locals shocked and devastated by the death of a young couple in a plane crash.

Police have released the names of two people killed in the microlight crash yesterday.

Otago Chamber of Commerce upbeat about the next five to seven years in Otago

Hopes dashed after delay in releasing a new variant of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

Mystery surrounds the American buyer of a high country station on the shore of Lake Hawea.

Farmers in Central Otago hope a new method of biological control will give them some respite from the rabbit problem.

New Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.

Reports of high rabbit numbers around Central Otago and the Central Lakes district may be a thing of the past if a new strain of the

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

Space-generated data will create more efficient irrigation and maximise crop yields, potentially saving farmers thousands of dollars, Alexandra farmer Gary Kelliher says.

Teviot Valley Young Farmers Club is hosting the Otago-Southland regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year on February 18.

Glass bottled, pasteurised full-cream milk "straight from the vat" is making a comeback.

A small Southland town has been completely cut off after this weekend's wild weather.

This weekend's planned predator-control 1080 aerial drop by the Department of Conservation in the Makarora and Wilkin Valleys has

As parts of the region are battered by rain, Central Otago orchardists are assessing the damage ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations. The

If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.