Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems sheRead …

Published 15/10/2020 on stuff.co.nz https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123077201/waih-dairy-farmers-sentenced-on-animal-welfare-charges Gary Kester Mathers A Waihī dairy farming couple have been fined over $7500 for serious animal welfare charges. Gary Kester Mathers, 68, and Margaret Helen Mathers, 67, earlier pleaded guilty to seven charges which includedRead …

Published on stuff.co.nz 15/7/19 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/114250382/northland-farmer-banned-from-owning-cattle-and-fined-5000-over-animal-cruelty A Northland farmer has been banned from owning cows for two years after being found guilty of a range of animal welfare offences. Kenneth Charles Wood, 62, was sentenced at Whangarei District Court last week and fined $5000.Read …