Published in the NZ herald (Northern Advocate) 1 May 32015 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11441651   Farmer’s ‘life ban’ from stock A Northland farmer will have to wait until he is 102 before he is allowed to own stock again following his latest convictionRead …

Peter Michael Walters Published on stuff.co.nz on 16 August 2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/106320205/man-guilty-of-illtreating-cashew-the-pony-for-the-second-time   A former pony club president has been found guilty of ill-treating his pony for the second time, in exactly the same way as the first. Judge Lance RoweRead …

Published on www.stuff.co.nz on 07/05/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/112514794/taihape-farmer-banned-from-owning-animals-after-sheep-deaths A Taihape farmer is banned from owning or managing farm animals for five years, after allowing dozens of ewes to die. Animal welfare officers were greeted with a grisly sight when they went toRead …