Friday, May 1, 2026

Rural

Oete’s goats have own beautician

Years of working as a beauty therapist have proven to be sound training for Sadie Jooste’s new role in animal welfare. Although manicures are...

Caring for these beasts never a burden

In many parts of the world donkeys are beasts of burden, earning their keep carrying heavy loads. But here in Franklin their diminutive cousin,...

Puppy power not to be sniffed at

A new cross breed could make crossing borders difficult for those intent on breeching New Zealand’s biosecurity rules, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)...

Farmers – Fed up on rural crime

  Rather than Christmas bells, alarm bells are ringing throughout our rural communities following the release of disconcerting statistics about rural crime. According to a recent...

Growing lad talks hort’

While a co-worker may have opened the door to the Young Horticulturalist of the Year competition last year, it’s Andrew Hutchinson who’ll be stepping...

Bunny season at full hop

The very wet start to spring this year has even outdone that of last year and many blocks have been too wet to work...

Preparing for summer predator control

The predator control season is about to begin so now is a great time to buy traps and bait and start planning how to...

1080 The Greatest Myth

I am loathe to write this and fully expect to get a flood of angry emails once its gone to press. If you are...

Blame It On The Moonlight!

Never listen to a cat should he proclaim that it’s a marvellous night for a moon dance, possums. In fact, such occasions could soon...

More Mythical Pest Control

Last month I touched on the power of myth in the pest control world and how easily this can be accepted by innocent people just...