Rabbits were introduced to New Zealand in the 19th century for food and sport. But they soon became a pest, reaching plague proportions in some areas. Rabbits have cost the country millions of dollars – through attempts to control them and lost production on farmland.A...

Central is an environment of climatic extremes. In winter the record is -21 degrees Celsius (in 1995), though most winters now are somewhat milder (around -10). In summer it can get into the high 30s. You don't have to crazy to live here. But it...

When Ophir’s current Postal Manager, Val Butcher, was appointed in 2002, she continued an unbroken tradition that goes back to 1 October 1863 and Ophir’s first Postmaster, James Swanson, who also operated a general store where the Post Office was located. Ophir Post Office is now...