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Nightmare on Bowen Street

North Otago farmer Jane Smith has had a dream season, but not all dreams are equal.

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Dear Aunty Thistledown

Nobody can predict poor Jenny’s future with total certainty. If that were possible, then perhaps she wouldn’t have been trapped for the last couple of decades. That being said, I think Jenny still has a long wait ahead of her.

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Enjoy the focus

Fresh from being subjects of an episode of long-running TV programme Country Calendar, Blair Drysdale recommends the exposure.

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Hallelujah, the Kiwis are coming

With travel restrictions lifted, John Scott   is looking forward to a team heading his way to Hill of Fearn, Tain, Scotland.

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Time to buy a Lotto ticket

Chris Biddles finds his usual optimism seriously challenged as 2022 unfolds.

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What about the rain?

A dry summer means there’s not enough grass reserves going into winter for Suzie and Paul Corboy on their southern farm.

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Taking each day as it comes

Spending some time out for a little contemplation in this country of ours can be pretty spectacular, reckons Paul Burt.

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Mai mai Southland is hot

Southland’s summer hasn’t disappointed nutrient specialist Rachael Hoogenboom.

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Deep malaise creeping in

As the rockets rain down on Kyiv, Rober Carter finds a leaky waka back home.

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Ode to Joy

With the world around us going to hell in a handcart, for Mark Chamberlain the loss of his mother-in-law is the lowest blow.

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