1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (111+ words) ODT Land occupiers in the Allanton area are invited to an Otago Regional Council drop-in session to discuss rabbit management. In a statement, Cr Andrew Noone said staff were scheduled to begin rabbit inspections in the Allanton area early next…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (186+ words) The strong wool market has delivered a major reversal of the sharp downward spiral across recent sales. In a statement, PGG Wrightson auction manager Dave Burridge said 91% of the strong wool on offer in Christchurch sold on August 13. The clean…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (716+ words) Despite hundreds of deer and goats being culled, feral animal numbers remain out of control and there is a need for co-ordinated action, Central Otago farmer Andrew Paterson says. More than 100 deer and 500 goats shot in just five days sounds…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1082+ words) Forestry should be phased out of New Zealand's "rudderless" emissions trading scheme because it is allowing climate pollution to continue, the country's environmental watchdog says. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is calling for the scheme to be overhauled,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (420+ words) New Zealanders might start seeing what looks like illegal cannabis growing more in people's backyards or lifestyle blocks, as the industrial hemp industry expands access to seeds for aspiring growers. All cannabis sativa plants were controlled drugs in New Zealand,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (371+ words) While the threat of bird flu still hangs over the egg industry, the Egg Producers Federation says it's likely free-range chickens will be going in and out of lockdown in coming months. Hundreds of thousands of hens have been in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (509+ words) Bird flu has likely spread to a second seal, one day after the first mammal in Australia was confirmed to have contracted the virus. Five suspected H5 bird flu cases were recorded in South Australia on Monday, including a long-nosed fur…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (628+ words) National’s plan to introduce national standards for river gravel extraction and on-farm quarries will cut costs, delays and uncertainty for farmers, Federated Farmers says. Colin Hurst, Federated Farmers president, says the recent National Party’s announcement delivers on two of the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (130+ words) Water has been cut off to the middle pond in the Ashburton Domain for a couple of weeks so that contractors can continue their bank stabilisation work at the back of the cricket oval and pavilion. It’s meant one of…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (253+ words) Managers of the Wānaka Community Workshop are seeking public feedback on how they operate and serve the community into the future. Wānaka Community Workshop operations manager Toni Mason said there was a real thirst for learning among the community. "We’re…...