Published on rnz.co.nz on 1 October 2025 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/574699/northland-farmer-banned-from-owning-deer-after-dead-animals-found-on-his-property Northland farmer banned from owning deer after dead animals found on his property A Northland farmer has been banned from owning or managing deer for three years after inspectors found dead and under-nourished animals on his property. Niven John Lowrie was also fined $7000 and ordered […]
Farmer fined $15k after animal neglect at Kaipara’s Kauri Farms Shannon Pitman Open Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald· https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/farmer-fined-15k-after-animal-neglect-at-kaiparas-kauri-farms/Y57AOOWRRJF3NGA55ZMGFRUIWE/#google_vignette 29 Sep, 2025 04:00 PM WARNING: This story contains details of animal neglect and may be distressing for some readers. A man in the business of fattening up cows to sell was found to be
Published www.rnz.co.nz on 4 July 2025 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565998/kaiwaka-farmer-niven-lowrie-admits-to-animal-neglect-14-deer-found-dead A deer had to be euthanised after it was found with its antlers entangled in a fence and its body caught in thick mud. The trapped and emaciated stag was part of a bigger problem at a Northland deer farm, where many animals had been starved as they