Rural – Page 23 – The Valley Profile

Ngātea resident Hilda Jones checks the rainfall in her backyard. Photo: SUPPLIED

Hauraki rain outcompetes Shetland Islands

Post author:Staff Reporter
Post published:March 5, 2024
Post category:Rural

Supplied by the Waikato Regional CouncilCitizen science can take shape in many forms – from surveying snow patches, logging rare bird sightings and recording pest plant observations. In the Waikato,…

This small garden, once mostly lawn, provides all of Maurice’s produce. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

From lawn to vege garden

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:March 5, 2024
Post category:News Rural

Retired mechanic Maurice Cooper’s Tararu home is unassuming from the road. The back garden, however, is a vegetarian’s dream, overflowing with a supermarket’s worth of produce. When Maurice moved here two…

Franklin veterinarian Steph Reid. Photo: SUPPLIED

Keep those Easter treats hidden from your pets

Post author:Staff Reporter
Post published:February 27, 2024
Post category:Rural

Christmas is well behind us, and the days are getting shorter, which means Easter is just around the corner! While chocolate may not do wonders for our waistline, the consequences…

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