https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-farmer-trains-oxen-to-replace-tractor-and-quad-bike-and-slash-use-of-fossil-fuels/R4PDGFLD2VCO7MFBDCG4M2HIMI/
Northlander Claire Ganantchian has a dream of zero-carbon farming.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/09/new-zealand-orchestra-music-chickens-chook-symphony?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Thought to be a world first, farmers hope a classical concert – featuring Chook Symphony No 1 – will benefit their flocks
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/498494/live-weather-updates-state-of-emergency-in-southland-following-wild-weather
A local state of emergency has been declared in the town with flooding and debris flows affecting isolated parts of the town centre.
https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/22492/new-zealand/hundreds-of-the-warehouse-group-sites-to-be-powered-by-solar-farms
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https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/09/16/1936-brick-ashburton-building-to-be-torn-down-for-car-park/
It will be demolished to make way for car parks at Te Whare Whakatere, Ashburton's new library and civic centre.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/498095/strong-wind-warnings-for-much-of-country-over-weekend
MetService is warning of extremely high winds expected mostly in the South Island and lower half of the North Island over the weekend.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018906106/winston-peters-rides-again
Gone in 2020, washed up and out of the political scene? Not just yet. Assumptions over the demise of Winston Peters and New Zealand First have ignored the old adage – never rule him out.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/497715/el-nino-weather-pattern-could-be-among-strongest-likely-to-bring-drought
Meteorologists are warning that the weather will take a dramatic turn in the next couple of weeks, as an El Niño is likely to be declared
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132910835/mori-are-not-indigenous-winston-peters-claims
The NZ First leader told a crowd of supporters, "you go back 5000 years, we came with our DNA from China. Not like 55,000 years in Australia."
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