A few photos from the 2009 Annual Southdown Tour.
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- Summerhill Charitable Trust to open new community facility in Pāpāmoa 27/04/2025Its mission is to 'serve the community' for recreational and educational purposes. […]
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- Pastures Past: Hawke’s Bay ploughing matches under fire in 1881 26/04/2025"We trace the abolition of ploughing matches to jealousy of local ploughing associations." […]
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- Stock euthanised after truck rolls on Clinton HighwayAnimals have been euthanised after a stock truck rolled on the Clinton Highway. […]
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- Stock euthanised after truck rolls on Clinton Highway
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- Country Life: Simmental cattle breeder Tony Thompson's life of legacyCollecting fine china is an unusual hobby for a bull breeder, but Tony Thompson is a man of many passions including breeding top quality cattle, pione […]
- Country Life: Heights Farms built on familyMeet the Robinsons - fifth generation sheep and beef farmers who've added a diverse range of income streams to the family farm. […]
- Demand for cottage cheese 'is going nuts', with no sign of slowingThe high protein, low calorie dairy food is being snatched off supermarket shelves as social media spruiks its health benefits and feeds the craze wit […]
- Minecraft version of historic New Zealand farm being used as educational toolSow the Seed subject advisor Suzy Newman said it complemented new study units they created for year 7-10 students' science and agricultural curri […]
- New rodeo champion Brooke Atkinson adds more lustre to family traditionA title-winning teen has made history as the youngest rider to qualify for the 2025 NZ National Finals Rodeo. […]
- Medicinal cannabis producers veer away from local market for exportNew Zealand's medicinal cannabis sector is warning that "onerous" regulations around production are restricting the local sector, while […]
- Government extends assistance for drought-affected farmersThe payment amounts are equivalent to the jobseeker benefit. […]
- Country Life: Farmer's Lake Braemore popular with Wairarapa localsLen French wanted a lake to help with water security on his eastern Wairarapa farm. What he's built, Lake Braemore, is now a community asset that […]
- Country Life: Farming with a toddler in tow20-month-old Charlie Munro already knows some dog calls and how to open gates. His Mum, Anna, also grew up at Cravendale, a hill country farm near Mou […]
- 'Best farmers in the world': Christopher Luxon praises New Zealand's agriculture sector"We are the best farmers in the world," the prime miister says. […]
- MPI investigates high summer death rate in New Zealand King Salmon following SAFE complaintComplaint by animal advocacy group over fish deaths prompts probe. […]
- Country Life: Simmental cattle breeder Tony Thompson's life of legacy
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