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The Country's Countdown to Christmas

The Country
1 Dec, 2019 07:30 PM4 mins to read

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The Country team. Rowena Duncum, Sam "Lashes" Casey and Jamie Mackay. Photo / File

The Country team. Rowena Duncum, Sam "Lashes" Casey and Jamie Mackay. Photo / File

While most of New Zealand will be heading to the beach or the batch this Christmas, our rural community will be working hard out to keep the nation's food bowl full!

So, here at The Country, we wanted to bring rural New Zealand some extra cheer with the Country's Countdown to Christmas giveaways!

Look out for the giveaways on The Country's Facebook page this December, and you could be in to win a share of $10,000 in prizes!

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Competition starts Monday December 2, 2019 at 8:30 and ends Friday December 13, 2019 at 17:00.
Keep an eye on The Country's Facebook page and tag a mate to enter.
Winners announced on Facebook the day after the post.
The client will contact the winner to arrange prize redemption.
Read NZME's standard terms and conditions here.

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Four Comfy Cow rubber mats, plus a t-shirt and a hat, valued at $950: Heavy duty interlocking rubber mats designed for use in feed pads, wintering barns and cowsheds.

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Five Trapping Kits valued at $199 each: Each kit includes - one A24 Trap, one Chocolate Automatic Lure Pump, one CO₂ gas canister, one Rodent Detector Kit and one Bluetooth enabled trap cap - called Chirp.

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