New Zealand Sheep Dog Trials: Camaraderie keeps Scott Hunter coming back
13 May, 2021 12:15 AM
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Omarama farmer and seasoned dog triallist Scott Hunter has three dogs qualified to run at next week s New Zealand Dog Trial Championships in Greenvale, near Gore. Photo / Supplied
Omarama farmer and seasoned dog triallist Scott Hunter has three dogs qualified to run at next week s New Zealand Dog Trial Championships in Greenvale, near Gore. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
By: Alice Scott
Next week, Greenvale will come alive as it plays host to the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trials. The Otago Daily Times Alice Scott talked to keen triallist Scott Hunter as he prepares for a big week.
Whanganui up against it down south
10 May, 2021 04:32 PM
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If last season is any guide, Steelform Whanganui could face stern opposition when it flies south for away Heartland rugby games against Mid and South Canterbury this year.
Both of the Hannan Shield unions, which drew 31-all in Timaru during the very restricted Covid-19 2020 representative programme, enjoyed unbeaten records.
In this year s Bunnings Warehouse-sponsored Heartland championship the Butcher Boys are off to Timaru for a second-round clash against South Canterbury on Saturday, August 28, and return to the South Island a month later to play Mid Canterbury at Ashburton on September 25.
Thomas Coughlan05:00, May 07 2021
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The Government announced in March it was extending the bright-line test, reducing tax deductions on property investments, and would step up investment in communal infrastructure to support housing developments.
Less than half of the Government’s ‘’shovel-ready’’ infrastructure projects have begun by its first self-imposed deadline, with just 44 per cent of the 150 projects under construction by the end of February. Last year, the Government announced it would fund 150 ‘’shovel-ready’’ projects, costing $2.6 billion. The projects, including the Naenae pool development, the Eastern Bays Shared Path, and the Wellington District Court, were meant to kick-start the economy with an infrastructure boom as the country recovered from Covid-19.
Jennifer Eder15:50, May 04 2021
The country’s biggest farm can be a dangerous and unforgiving place in winter, users warn as a charitable trust legally challenges its seasonal closure. The publicly-owned Molesworth Recreation Reserve covers 180,000 hectares of tussock land, rivers and mountains between Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, Hanmer Springs, Tasman District and the Kaikōura ranges. It is managed by the Department of Conservation and leased for farming by Landcorp. Acheron Rd is the main route through the station, a scenic but challenging 207-kilometre drive from south Marlborough to Hanmer Springs, which closes every year from April to October. Charitable trust Public Access New Zealand (PANZ) wants to end the closure, claiming it is illegal to close a public road except in limited circumstances such as an extreme weather event. PANZ filed legal proceedings against Land Information New Zealand last week, seeking a declaration Acheron Rd and others in the vast reserv