Recent stories

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Dan Hutchinson 12/06/2025 Dan Hutchinson 12/06/2025

Sheep dogs to the rescue

Taupō is getting set to host one of the biggest sheep dog trial events ever seen in New Zealand with a record-breaking 300-plus entries.

Dan Hutchinson 08/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 08/05/2025

Handing a farm over to the next generation

BFA and Craigs Investment Partners are hosting an event later this month to take a deep dive into the practical and emotional side of succession planning.

Dan Hutchinson 21/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 21/04/2025

Person dies in Wairakei accident

A person has died in an incident involving a farm vehicle on a Wairakei property near Taupō.

Kim Manunui 10/04/2025 Kim Manunui 10/04/2025

Sheep become ‘environmental do-gooders’

Tihoi dairy sheep farmer and Federated Farmers Rotorua-Taupō meat and wool chair Ruby Mulinder and husband Sean Nixon, a process engineer in the milk sector, have found a farming way of life that suits them.