NZ’s sodden January explained: what’s driven this month’s big wet?

It has been a month of umbrellas rather than sunscreen across much of New Zealand, with persistent rain, low sunshine and deadly storms dominating headlines and daily life. For many people, it has ...

PGG Wrightson centralises North and South Island wool auctions in Christchurch

PGG Wrightson is consolidating its North and South Island wool auctions and establishing a single, national open-cry wool ...

Parapara-Makirikiri working dog auction raises $320,000

Organisers of a long-standing North Island working dog auction are in disbelief after $320,000 changed hands at their latest sale. With sheep farming riding a wave of record lamb prices and strong ...
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George Will says Trump's Greenland push is about soothing his 'hurt feelings'

Conservative columnist George Will is asserting that President Donald Trump's obsession with claiming Greenland for the ...