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Spring gardening tips: Get your garden ready

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Sandy Perrin As the days lengthen and temperatures fluctuate, gardeners across the region prepare for the growing season. Here are some essential tips to ensure your garden thrives this spring: 1. Pruning Tips: With spring in full swing, it’s tempting to start pruning, but hold off on pruning spring flowering trees like forsythia and lilac … Read more

DOC wants to identify man caught feeding pet cat in national park

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The Department of Conservation is appealing for the public’s help in identifying a strangled man who was feeding a cat in Taranaki’s Egmont National Park. Senior ranger Cameron Hunt said the man was snapped feeding a cat on his lap in October on the Pouakai Track, Taranaki Maunga clearly visible in the background. In the … Read more