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Watery fate for ute

Sitting in his ute in a roadside culvert with water pouring in the window, Rob Hamilton thought he was a goner.

  • By Kristin Edge

Contenders stay tight lipped

All but a few Far North District Council members are keeping mum on their election plans as the date for nominations looms.

  • Peter de Graaf
NRC chairman Craig Brown recognises the risks of GMOs to our biosecurity, unique biodiversity, primary producers and economy.

Editorial: Decision on GE safeguards bizarre

The Regional Policy Statement is the over-arching document for the next 10 years and its function "the sustainable management of natural and physical resources"

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ricodog

And we will have to (in the near future) grow our tomatoes underground like our dope for fear of doing something 'illegal '. Save your seeds people.

ricodog from Northland

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Gold kiwifruit volumes have taken a hit but hopes are high for the future.

Growers go for gold

In 2010/11 it exported 30 million trays of gold compared with 13 million this year.

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On a recent visit to Qld and Vic Aussie I noticed and asked about the gold kiwifruit, most knew the green kiwifruit and stated they are delicious, they were excited to knw there is a tastier kiwifruit they don't know about. Aussie would be a good market...

cookie1 from Ngongotaha Valley
One dead in head-on crash

One dead in head-on crash

One man is dead and another seriously injured following a collision between two motorcycles on a remote rural road near Culverden late last night. Craig Pickering, aged 21, was riding a motorcycle that collided head-on with another on Cascade Road. Both motorcyclists were transferred to Christchurch Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, but Mr Pickering died en route to hospital. The other rider, a 20-year old man, suffered serious injuries and remains in intensive care. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police say emergency services were called to the incident at around…

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