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WHEN I started this journey, I thought maybe a handful of people might read it. I just wanted to learn some basics about growing...

MARVEL at a fully operational turn of the 20th century workshop where millwright and engineer Ernest Hayes invented labour-saving devices for farmers under the...

THE 31st annual Crank Up weekend will kick off with the street parade through Edendale streets on Friday, January 26, starting from Ferry Rd...

SOME of the world's best riders have already confirmed their attendance at Farm Jam 2018. The event, at Otapiri Gorge, near Winton, on Saturday, February...

PREPARATIONS are well under way for the iconic Burt Munro Challenge, with steady competitive registrations and ticket sales reported. The 12th challenge will be held...

THE Southland institution that is the Tuatapere Axemen's Athletic Sports Day is set to welcome in the new year once again. "It's a great family...

EDUCATORS have the power to encourage or destroy children's confidence with their words. This was a key message in the first talk of the 2017...

COASTGUARD has an important message for all boaties: "If you can't call for help, we can't rescue you.'' This was a core message of Safer...

THIRST, sunken eyes and a reduced appetite which resulted in a weight loss of about 15kg. Anna Swain ignored the symptoms. Some which had persisted for...

UP and coming fiction author Anya Forest has been rewriting romance for New Zealand women. Her latest novel A Southern Strait is the story of...