A missing boatie has been found dead in Marlborough overnight. A police spokesperson said the agency was notified just before 8am today that a person was.
It s back to normal as far as winters go in
Northland . wet. Grass growth has slowed. A sheep and beef farmer in the far north had about 50 millimetres of rain in the space of two hours causing some flooding damage. The wet is causing problems for pasture and more dry days are needed. He s almost finished lambing. After two dry winters in a row, they re under pressure to carry heavier cattle to cover rapidly rising costs - rates, diesel and the like. More weight on stock puts pressure on pasture but the farmer doesn t want to push the farm too much . it s a real challenge. A stock agent says they re just about through the bull sales with prices back a little.