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 on Newshub on 11 October, 2023 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/10/northland-beef-cattle-farmer-fined-30-000-for-failure-to-feed-nearly-400-animals.html A Northland beef cattle farmer has been slapped with a $30,000 fine for failing to provide “adequate feed” for nearly 400 animals. Jeffery Allan Wood, 69, pleaded guilty to six charges under the Animal Welfare Act and was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Tuesday,
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A Northland farmer has been fined more than $5000 after animal welfare inspectors found eight dead bulls on his property. The inspectors also found most of Warren Ian Harlow’s 300 bulls were in poor condition during a visit to his Moerewa, Northland property, according to a March decision in Kaikohe District Court. In the sentencing notes, Judge Deidre Orchard said
Published on stuff.co.nz 12/04/2018 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12030425 A Northland man has been banned from owning dogs for five years after being convicted of animal cruelty for starving his three pet dogs. Te Wira Panapa was sentenced in the Whangarei District Court for starving his three pet dogs. Panapa was convicted of ill-treatment of an animal and
Published A Northland dairy farmer has been fined $1000 for failing to provide treatment for a cow suffering from cancer of the eye. Fraser McBeth was convicted in Whangarei District Court after a Ministry of Agriculture investigation into the condition of a cow he had sent to a processing plant earlier in 2011. A