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Tributes pour in for Dannevirke personality Robyn Cornish
Robyn Cornish died in August after a riding accident

Stretch show sprinkled with humour
Review of Anthony Stretch's show at Fountain Theatre

They all had stars in their eyes
An entertaining night at Dannevirke Sports Club for Stars in Their Eyes.

Weaner bulls sell well at Dannevirke sale
Buyers came from Pahiatua and Eketahuna and there was some Hawke's Bay interest.

Numbers down but calves back at Dannevirke show
The Dannevirke and Districts Lamb and Calf Show was back after a break last year.

Exotic sheep show draws crowd at Wimbledon
Over 300 people showed up for the open day at Brian Hales' Wimbledon property.

Lamb and calf day is back at showgrounds
Dannevirke's Lamb and Calf day is back after a break in 2018 due to the M.Bovis threat.

Calves back at school for calf day
With nearly 40 entries Ruahine School celebrated the return of Lamb and Calf Day.

Exotic sheep shearing to feature at farm open day
Wimbledon farm holds some of the most ancient breeds of sheep.

Good sale demand for feeder calves
Nearly 400 calves went under the hammer during the week.

A lack of buyers hampers sale
Nearly 350 feeder calves changed hands at three livestock sales last week.

Planting in Manawatū Catchment
Volunteers responded to call from the Te Kauru Hapu Collective to continue the planting.

Ngapaeruru army recruit wins three top awards
Sam had joined the army 18 weeks before as a raw recruit ready to do his basic training.

Increasing need for rural support
The East Coast Rural Support Trust is ready to assist in a rural business crisis.

Good prices in winter ewe sale
PGG Wrightsons had a large offering of 4600 capital stock two-tooth and 4-year-old ewes.

Kids, adults bring in prey in Woodville
Woodville's New Central Hotel Open Hunt was a big success.

Wild Buck Hunt: Hunters hit game
There were $10,000 worth of prizes, with the top results richly rewarded

Big crowd for racing club meeting
The Farmer's Day April 18 meeting was a real success for Woodville-Pahiatua Racing Club.

Carriage Racing: Harnessing horse power at Mokotuku Domain
It was all walk, trot and gallop at Makotuku Domain over the weekend.

Top year for Alfredton rugby referee Rebecca Mahoney
Rebecca Mahoney made the jump from the farm to the field and has no regrets.

Strong dairy beef sale at Dannevirke
Early summer weather meant prices soared at the Dannevirke Dairy Beef sale.

Solid start to the season's sheep stock sales in Dannevirke
There was a good yarding of ewes at the recent Dannevirke Sheep Sale.

Ruahine School Lamb Day essence of country life
Ruahine School held a successful Lamb and Ag Day on Tuesday October 31.

Young basketball players in Woodville learn from Tall Black Sam Timmins
Over 60 primary students turned up to learn from Tall Black Sam Sam Timmins in Woodville.

Waipukurau's Grace Thompson rides again on new e-bike
Waipukurau's Grace Thompson has been gifted a new e-bike by Trek.

CHB triathletes off to the Gold Coast to take on the best
A trio of Central Hawke's Bay triathletes the 2018 World ITU Grand Final in Gold Coast.

Huggable shaggy cattle 'fascinating' pets
"Huggable" horned cows are like dogs, owner says.

Defence minister apologises to Waipukurau family
Defence minister apologises for the time it took to return soldiers to New Zealand.

Waipukurau Stevenson and Taylor rebuilding after fire
Stevenson and Taylor's are rebuilding after a blaze almost destroyed a 70 year legacy.

Precautions for feeder calf sales in Tararua
Cow sales are still going strong despite fears of mycoplasma bovis.

Success for first Dandeleith stock sale
Dandeleith's first on-farm bull sale was very successful.

Te Mata Mushroom relocation plan rankles resident
The CHB will welcome Te Mata Mushrooms to a new site in the region if plans proceed.

Dannevirke book launch recounts local WWI heroes
A WWI story that 'needs to be told' was launched at Dannevirke Services club.

Expertise needed for wastewater work in Tararua
With the pressure on clean rivers, it's not only dairy farmers who are feeling the heat.

Fantasy becomes reality for dairy farmer Korie Massie
Korie Massie, dairy farmer of Dannevirke, has always wanted to write fantasy fiction.

National calls meeting on One Plan
"We are damned if we do, and damned if we don't," says Russell Phillips.

Teens go all out for challenge
Portia and Alex Turley, both 17, have been charging through the Snap Fitness challenge

Lauren Carr wins Lions Young Speechmaker final and trip to US
Dannevirke High School Head Girl Lauren Carr wins Lions Young Speechmaker final.

Never too old to make a protest
At age 85, a great-grandmother of seven from Waipawa, has become an environmental activist

Car fire a setback for rally driver
With two stages of the International Rally of Whangarei to go, Michael McLean smelt smoke.

NZ First deputy slams Manawatu Gorge closure
Deputy Leader of NZ First Ron Mark says the Manawatu Gorge has always been an issue.

Agri-kids off to compete in national final
South School Shearers are ready to compete in the Young Farmer Agri-Kids New Zealand final

Mysterious booms rattle residents
Porangahau residents have been spooked by a series of mysterious 'giant booms'

Waipukurau farmer has best bird in show
A dairy farm manager from Waipukurau has the best-looking bird in the country.

Butcher carves out 60 years but it was no glove affair
Murray Stephens is glad the Waipawa Butchery will continue to operate

Fundraising earns Queen's medal
Railene Mabin has raised a "heck of a lot" of money for Plunket in Central Hawke's Bay.