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Changing to a primary would cause a host of headaches

MARTINSBURG — Court Appointed Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle (CASA-EP) received a major gift of $50,000 from the AMS Group to serve more children who have experienced abuse and neglect

IT WAS a blooming good event as a gardening club held its summer show.

Ngāi Tahu is developing a new approach to tahr management with the Department of Conservation.

The Department of Conservation has shifted its tahr control programme’s focus to the West Coast, resorting instead to monitor some parts of South Canterbury.

“But thanks to the course, I learned a lot of skills which I put to practical use.” When he got caught in a river while out duck shooting, he was able to use several skills such as being able to move with the river, and how to pull himself through a tree. “If it weren’t for the course, and what I taught me, I could have died in that river that day. He was subsequently able to retrieve his rifle which he let go of, after stripping down to his underwear and diving into the river. Sou...

“East of the alps, our work will focus on places which are difficult for ground hunters to access, but where there are high numbers of tahr. “The plan recognises the need to continue managing the Himalayan tahr population to balance the need for nature to thrive with the interests of hunters. “This year’s operational plan has been designed to manage tahr in areas throughout the feral range where they remain at high densities – targeting the right tahr in the right place.” Holbor...

THE winners of one of the biggest gardening competitions in the area have been announced. The Melplash Agricultural Societys annual gardens and allotments competition returned this year, following last years cancellation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The competition, now in its 28th year, aims to reward residents for their creative skills and passion for gardening. The overall winners of the garden and allotments competition were Sibyl and Tim Gale, from Bridport, who wowed j...

Holborow said a survey being undertaken would give detailed information on tahr numbers in the South Rakaia/Rangitata and the Gammack/Two Thumb management units, including the gender balance of the local tahr population. While welcoming the management plan GAC general manager Tim Gale said they were still committed to developing a long-term management programme. “We worked closely with DOC and stakeholder groups in the development of this plan and provided constructive science-based recomm...

“Hunters and other recreationists can expect to see helicopters flying at low levels for 20 to 30 minutes at a time monitoring all tahr observed within 2km by 2km grids. This work is weather dependent and will likely be carried out in the early morning and late evening. Tahr, valued by hunters as a trophy animal, are also known to cause major damage on conservation land to native flora and fauna and between 2016 and Autumn 2019, DOC estimated their population to be about 34,500 on public co...