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More than just a game

Cricket was never on Dani Darke’s agenda, until her daughter took up the game.

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One-legged beef farmer shears

Chris Biddles and team have managed to harvest plenty of hay and balage, and despite being an amputee, has managed to shear some of his sheep.

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There’s a lot of sugar in Brazil

Post Lincoln University, Joanna Hoogenboom has moved to Cromwell, after she completed a study tour to Brazil.

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Chris for Prime Minister

From the depths of the south, Mark Chamberlain contemplates the future of government.

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Adventure beckons

Overseas Experience (OE) is a standard part of young adulthood for many Kiwis. The Coates children are following the trail set by Gaye Coates and husband Murray.

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Not over the hill yet

The gear and technology may have changed through the years, but Peter Snowdon says the thrill of the hunt remains.

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A bird in the hand

David Walston in the United Kingdom thinks he’s rich in lots of ways, mostly because he’s been lucky, but wasn’t last year when it came to selling his wheat.

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NZ is going to the dogs

North Otago farmer Jane Smith is boiling-mad over many government proposals and worried about the damage reforms will do to NZ farms, farmers and the economy.

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Spare a thought for Ukrainian farmers

The speed at which so many world events slip into the past, it is only the really big events that stand out and anchor themselves in our memories, Nick Loughnan writes.

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A random single event

Paul Burt takes a break from dagging ewes and contemplates the randomness of existence.

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