Rangitikei Farmer Sent To Prison For 28 Months, Disqualified From Being In Charge Of Animals Indefinitely
A Rangitikei farmer has been sent to prison for 28 months and banned from being in charge of animals indefinitely over the preventable deaths of lambs and sheep.
Oily rag ‘bursting into flames’ cause of fire in former Whanganui fish and chip shop
The cause of a fire in a former Whanganui fish and chip shop was an oily rag seen on CCTV footage bursting into flames. The ...
Farmer jailed for wilful ill-treatment of lambs and sheep
A Rangitikei farmer has been jailed for more than two years and disqualified from being in charge of animals indefinitely over the preventable deaths of lambs and sheep. Peter James Valentine, 63, was ...
Rangitīkei District Council Prefers A Collaborative Approach To Future Water Services Delivery
At its Thursday 12 December 2025 Council meeting, Rangitīkei District Council agreed on its first preference for future water ...
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More than two years' prison time for an experienced Rangitikei farmer, over preventable lamb deaths
Welfare inspectors found dozens of dead sheep in Peter Valentine's six properties - and hundreds of others malnourished and hit by parasites and fly-strike. MPI says Valentine did little to manage a ...
Whanganui shop fire not suspicious, cause still under investigation
An investigation into a blaze in a former fish and chip shop on Rangitikei St in Whanganui East has found the fire was not ...
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'Huge relief' as logging trucks taken off remote highway to Napier
Residents celebrated when they heard news of the partnership between the Rangitikei and Hastings District councils, forestry company Ernslaw One, the Napier Port and KiwiRail. "It's a huge relief.