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Serious effort pays off with giant 95.5kg pumpkin for amateur grower 6 May, 2021 12:30 AM 5 minutes to read Donna Pettitt s prodigious 95kg pumpkin that set a record at this year s South Otago A&P Show Giant Pumpkin Competition. Photo / Supplied Donna Pettitt s prodigious 95kg pumpkin that set a record at this year s South Otago A&P Show Giant Pumpkin Competition. Photo / Supplied Otago Daily Times By: Mary-Jo Tohill Fruit or vegetable, a couple of amateur Clutha growers have grown some whopper pumpkins this year. Otago Daily Times reporter Mary-Jo Tohill had a chat to them following their wins at the recent fifth annual South Otago A&P Society Giant Pumpkin Competition. ....
NZ Music Month: New Zealand s best live music venues to visit 3 May, 2021 11:39 PM 8 minutes to read Crowded house: Pack into these 10 live music venues in Aotearoa. Photo / Ateed, Supplied NZ Herald By: Poppy Tohill Rock stadium or intimate nightspot, New Zealand should be proud of its many and varied music venues, writes Poppy Tohill As our small country punches above its weight with creative talent, we similarly do so with places to discover and enjoy such talent. From the top of the north to the bottom of the south, from stunning to grungy and intimate to colossal - here are 10 live music venues in Aotearoa that are definitely not to be missed. Time your next short break around a performance in one of them and celebrate the freedom we have in New Zealand to be in the midst of a crowd. ....
Catlins farmer saddles up for his 29th Otago Goldfields Cavalcade 24 Feb, 2021 02:30 AM 4 minutes to read Catlins farmer Marty Miller and Mist prepare to set off on a Goldfields Cavalcade preparation ride on Valentine s Day. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill Catlins farmer Marty Miller and Mist prepare to set off on a Goldfields Cavalcade preparation ride on Valentine s Day. Photo / Mary-Jo Tohill Otago Daily Times By: Mary-Jo Tohill Gold fever hits Otago and South Canterbury as the annual Otago Goldfields Cavalcade gets under way this weekend, finishing in Twizel on March 6. Among the participants is Catlins farmer Marty Miller (79) who is saddling up for the 29th time. He talks to The Otago Daily Times Mary-Jo Tohill. ....