Thursday, December 11, 2025

Rural

Council’s desexing clinic a hit

Auckland Council's first-ever in-house dog desexing clinic is beginning to show positive results after 475 desexing procedures in under five months. The council said 229...

New prize for awards

Power Farming has joined the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) as new national sponsor, adding a tractor to the prize pool. The farm machinery...

Deadline looms for heritage farming awards

Families who have farmed their land since 1925 or earlier have until November 30 to apply for special acknowledgment of their hard work and...

Crowds set to return for annual show

Thousands are expected to flock to the Clevedon Agricultural & Pastoral Show this weekend, with organisers promising a “bigger and better” line-up of family...

Finding happy homes, for happy calves

For 11 years, Paws Awhile has helped rehome farm and domestic animals. Anna Dahlberg always wanted to run a sanctuary, but did not know where...

Q&A with Diana Gallagher of Clevedon Strawberries

Diana and Kevin Gallagher own Clevedon Strawberries, running the main site at Clevedon, and a second patch at Ardmore. HELENA O’NEILL talks with Diana about...

Seminars to raise awareness around bar crossings

As Safer Boating Week draws to a close, the Coastguard is raising awareness around bar crossings. Simon Marshall is the Coastguard bar safety project lead...

Contest to tackle fishy issue

Time is running out to register for the inaugural Franklin Mud Marlin Competition. Franklin Young Farmers Club is hosting the event, which club chair Marie...

Franklin farming on show

A Franklin photographer is a finalist in the country’s largest photography competition. Ethan Lowry, who works for Clevedon design agency Beyond Usual, took a photo...

Calling giant pumpkin growers

The hunt is on for the community’s best pumpkin growers with the launch of Hūnua's Giant Pumpkin Contest. Hūnua School PTA is running the contest,...