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Raise your own cow Having tasted vineyard ownership, Nock began discussions with Deaker and Thomson about buying land in Otago with the potential to produce truly great wines. Land near Lake Wanaka was generating buzz and so the three decided to drive around the area scouting for empty blocks. Nock ultimately purchased just under five hectares of farmland, a small enough plot to avoid the need for Overseas Investment Office approval, which he planted in 2020 with roughly equal portions of pinot noir and chardonnay. He chose chardonnay based on a prediction from Jancis Robinson MW that New Zea...

The pair applied for a partnership visa once married, but it was declined, as they had not been together long enough – which the couple accepted. Chaudhari was instead offered a general visitor’s visa by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) on March 5, but not a Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa (CAMV visa). Lawyer Mark Luscombe, who began assisting the couple last August, said they were given 24 hours to accept the visitor’s visa, which they did. On March 19, 2020​, she was halted at Mumbai airport as New Zealand closed its borders due to Covid-19. Supplied Ketan Barhate, pictur...

Sport is enriched by soul-stirring anthems A French supporter before a rugby match against New Zealand at Eden Park in 2018 Credit: alamy SIR – Nicholas Young (Letters, February 10) dislikes the singing of national songs at sporting fixtures. What a killjoy he is. Surely the one place where unashamed nationalism is acceptable is the sports arena. Attending rugby union internationals as an England supporter, my soul is always stirred not only by the national anthem but also by the proud defiance of Flower of Scotland and Land of My Fathers or the unifying Ireland’s Call. Then there is the ...