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 […]
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
Published in The Press on 11 February 2025 https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360576613/ute-hunting-trip-inflicted-gratuitous-cruelty-stag A second man involved in a “hunting” trip in which a stag was hit by a ute has been sentenced for his part in inflicting “gratuitous cruelty” on the animal. Mackenzie George Brewerton, 20, appeared at the Nelson District Court on Tuesday on charges of ill
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