From Lamb to Land

Property has overtaken lamb as NZ’s major spending ground for Britons. Sprawling sheep stations are being divided into smaller blocks and sold off at a great rate to young families, business entrepreneurs, and “lifestylers” from the other side of the world. Telegraph: “The best of that real estate is out of this world: classic landscape that makes your heart dance before you have seen a single lamb … If you fancy a gentle pace of life among natives who are far friendlier than their rugby team would suggest, you should include NZ on your shopping-list.”


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Unique Prehistoric Dolphin Discovered

Unique Prehistoric Dolphin Discovered

A prehistoric dolphin newly discovered in the Hakataramea Valley in South Canterbury appears to have had a unique method for catching its prey, Evrim Yazgin writes for Cosmos magazine. Aureia rerehua was…