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Animals – Pyometra in Dogs
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
A pyometra is an infection of the uterus and can be life-threatening. It only occurs in female dogs that haven’t been desexed and usually develops…
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Island takahē get the jab
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
Fears about the potentially devastating effect of the current virulent strain of bird flu have led to the Department of Conservation planning to inoculate four...
/EnvironmentRural Women award
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
Kylie Dorr has taken out the Supreme Winner title of the 2026 NZI Rural Women Business Awards. Kylie is the owner of Southern Reproductive, an...
/Mahurangi NewsGet on top of gorse
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
As winter begins to ease across New Zealand, ecological restoration experts are encouraging landowners to start planning their gorse control programmes before spring growth takes...
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Free dog desexing
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
Dog owners in Kaipara, Wellsford and Bream Bay who are struggling with the cost of desexing their pets are being offered free procedures through a...
/Health & LifestyleRed meat update
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B+LNZ’s Red Meat Sector Outlook Dinners will be held at Kaipara Flats Sports Club on September 22 and at the Northland Cricket Plus Stadium, Whangarei...
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/RuralAnimals – Rocky rises again
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Rocky the cat used up several of his nine lives last month. While playing by the road, he was hit by a car and went...
/RuralRodney soil experiment grows into national trial
Tue, 7 Jul 2026
A workshop to demonstrate the use of biochar and compost swales in transforming clay soils will be held at Glorit on July 26. This follows...
/Mahurangi NewsGardening – Digging in for winter
Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Despite the arrival of winter with its colder conditions and shorter days, June is still a busy month in my garden. The region’s relatively mild...
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