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Gulls culled . . . Southern black-backed gulls causing havoc in the Waitaki Valley have forced the Department of Conservation to control their numbers. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION A threat to nationally endangered birds in the Waitaki Valley forced the Department of Conservation (Doc) to step in last week. Doc undertook control work to remove southern black-backed gull colonies from the Waitaki River, east of Kurow, as the gulls were preying on black-fronted tern and wrybill colonies. There were “unnaturally high numbers” of the gulls in the lower Waitaki and the colonies t...

Finishing touches . . . Tessa Simpson works her magic on a wedding breakfast table. PHOTO: SUPPLIED With the wedding industry all but decimated by Covid-19, Oamaru make-up artist Tessa Simpson and Waimate photographer Laura Johns have had to think outside the box. Enter Run With You, a curated elopement business which takes all the stress out of organising a wedding, but also the stress out of worrying whether it will even be able to go ahead. The pair discussed the move in June, after Covid hit and all their wedding bookings had been cancelled. Then after seeing a similar business start up, ...

Growing Future Farmers helps Hawke's Bay young farmers with better future 2 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM 2 minutes to read Growing Future Farmers induction days HB and Taihape. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today January marked the start of a new training journey for 50 students in the Growing Future Farmers (GFF) programme, one that could set them up with a career for life. Students from around the country kickstarted their GFF studies with four days of basic training and induction activities, a mix of practical and theory work aimed at helping them transition smoothly into two years of on-the-job train...

Pembrook Playboy would never be sold because of the special link the horse had with his family, Alcock said. After Colleen told him to buy a horse he worked out who Southland’s leading trainer was and went to visit him unannounced. The trainer was Nathan Williamson and he had not met Alcock previously. Robyn Edie/Stuff Nathan Williamson drives Pembrook Playboy to victory in the Invercargill Cup in January. The Christchurch yearling sales were a month away and the two men, with input from Christchurch trainer Colin de Filippi, picked Pembrook Playboy as the horse to buy. “I was surpri...

The central zone includes Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Wanaka, Lake Hawea, Naseby, Ranfurly, Kurow, Otematata, Omarama and Middlemarch. There has been a total fire ban in the Otago District Central Zone since 18 December 2020. However, recent rainfall has reduced the fire danger levels which means the area can now join the rest of the Otago District in a restricted fire season. Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer Bobby Lamont says the restricted fire season means people in the Otago District Central Zone may be able to light an outdoor fire if they apply for a permit and follow the conditions ...