Monique Steele
Journalist at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)
Ōtautahi-based Journalist for Radio New Zealand's Rural News. Formerly: Today FM radio, Stuff reporter, business news reporter and Christchurch City Council.
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3 days ago |
stuff.co.nz | Poppy Clark |Hamish McNeilly |Monique Steele |Lisette Reymer
A South Otago organic farmer had a cache of illegal firearms to protect his crops – from rabbits rather than criminals. When police carried out a search warrant on March 4 at the rural lifestyle block belonging to Shaun James McVicar, 61, of Clinton, they found five firearms, more than 400 rounds of ammunition and cannabis plants and head. McVicar told police the guns were to protect his vegetables from rabbits and that the cannabis was for his own use.
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3 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Monique Steele
Perennial Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis) can grow up to 50cm tall in ideal conditions, and has multiple branches, long leaves and many flowers. Photo / Supplied, Northland Regional CouncilBy Monique Steele of RNZThe Northland Regional Council and farming groups are developing a plan to try to control an invasive weed known as the “mad rag” or “fireweed”, amid fears it could spread to other regions.
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4 days ago |
rnz.co.nz | Monique Steele
The Northland regional council and farming groups are developing a plan to try to control an invasive weed known as the "mad rag" or "fireweed", amid fears it could spread to other regions and even into the South Island. Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis) is a poisonous and sometimes fatal plant for livestock with bright yellow, daisy-like flowers, now considered widespread in the Far North particularly on cattle farms.
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1 week ago |
rnz.co.nz | Monique Steele
Farmers are being urged to tell agricultural pilots about flight hazards on their farms, after a near-miss between a pilot and a radio tower that runs electronic farming systems. It comes as more high-tech devices are being used on farms. The video taken in high country central North Island showed a helicopter spray pilot narrowly missing a tall radio tower of technology company Halter for its virtual farm fencing and electronic cattle collar systems.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Monique Steele
The Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre was established in 1919 as a training farm for men returning from World War II. By Monique Steele of RNZThe future of the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in Wairarapa is still up in the air, seven years after it was put into liquidation. The Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre was established in 1919 as a training farm for men returning from WWI.
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NZ's multi-talented farmers, many of whom are also mechanics, may soon be able to finally legally fix their broken or damaged farm vehicles, if a new bill from the Green Party is successful. More at RNZ Rural News: https://t.co/YBpktpHZ9Q
One quad bike rollover claim a day and a spike in the lead-up to Xmas, rural insurer FMG reckons. Dairy farmer Michael of Ōtorohanga had his "oh heck moment" last year. For those working through summer.. 🌞be safe. More at RNZ Rural News: https://t.co/totS7yNglP
NZ's egg producers🐣 and chicken farmers🐔have been warned for months about the impending arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza, sweeping the globe. Fortunately, it's not the deadly H5N1 strain this time around. Head to RNZ for more: https://t.co/rOLoDUBgpm