Skilled trainees ready for milking shed
The quality of trained milk harvesters coming off the five month Level 3 milking course at Ag Challenge is breaking into new territory.
Rural
Big push for tiny horses
Judy Stott is a legendary figure on the local miniature-horse events calendar, and has amassed more than 200 ribbons and championship awards.
Zinc essential in war against facial eczema
Facial eczema continues to be a mystery to the farming world, yet there are certainly ways to combat the fungal disease while feeding the pastures.
Slow and steady wins farm race
A simple but effective stocking policy has earned Paparoa farmers Janine and Ken Hames recognition in this year's Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Stud bulls
Are your cattle ready to receive their ear rings?
Electronic Identification is on our doorstep, are you ready? Are you safe? You may have ordered the tags, but have you got the right facilities and gear to put them in properly?
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Are we talking about those naff Nait tags here. Lot of nonsense. My animals already have a perfectly fine eartag with barcode identification on them. No need for more expensive and exotic tags, which end up on the meat works floor. If these Nait...
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Property
Building trends in 2012
Three-bedroom homes were the most popular as budget constraints ultimately played the biggest part in defining building trends.
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Business
Tankers get makeover
Fonterra drivers are on the roads in 14 new "milk-for-schools" themed tankers.
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Motoring
Volkswagen Touareg: Desert storm
Touareg: Nomadic folk who roam the Sahara Desert with their herds; also, a tasty SUV that's at home on the sand or in Auckland's big wet.
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NZ Herald
Thief tweaked CV to hide past
A woman who stole nearly $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple also pinched thousands from a previous employer - and altered her CV to hide her crime. Alexandra Holland systematically defrauded $445,643 from Carter Bloodstock - owned by Auckland Arts Festival chairwoman and former city councillor Victoria Carter and lawyer John Carter - in 2 years from 2010. The 39-year-old Kohimarama mother of two has pleaded guilty to cheque fraud and is due to be sentenced next month. The Carters believe the stolen money was used to fund luxury items and a lavish lifestyle. The couple are now reeling…
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