NZ's first rodeo related prosecution sees Northland farmer fined for animal cruelty
21 Jan, 2021 10:12 PM
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Northland farmer Derek Robinson was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Friday for ill-treating cattle at a rodeo. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Northland farmer Derek Robinson was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Friday for ill-treating cattle at a rodeo. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
A Northland farmer of "great character" convicted of using a live electric prodder on two distressed steers at a rodeo was an example of "good people" breaking the law, a judge has found.