Integrated Fruit Production in Canterbury (pest control)
Integrated Fruit Production (IFP) trials in Canterbury form part of a research programme to develop and test an IFP programme for apples in Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Canterbury and Central Otago. Results from this research have been used to develop ... [... more]
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Jerry Ellis
More than six hundred years ago, the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered by King Henry II's knights. Before the Archbishop's blood dried on the Cathedral floor, the miracles began. The number of pilgrims visiting his shrine in the Middle Ages ... [... more]
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Geoffrey Chaucer
David Wright's prose version of Chaucer's classic. click for more> Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of ... [... more]
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Esther De Waal
Esther de Waal lives in a small cottage on the Welsh/English border. After studying and teaching history at Cambridge University, she married, had four sons, and moved to Canterbury, where she lived in a house that had been part of the medieval ... [... more]
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June Sprigg
In Simple Gifts, June Sprigg tells the story of one of America's last Shaker communities--Canterbury Shaker Village, in Canterbury, New Hampshire--during its twilight years, and of its seven remarkable "survivor" women, who were among the last . [... more]
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Priscilla Lamont
Priscilla Lamont is the illustrator of over twenty books for children, many of which she wrote herself and have been published in her native England. She currently lives in Canterbury with her partner, David, and their dog, Bonzo, who is pretty ... [... more]
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Soils and Site
Strawberries can be grown in most parts of New Zealand, but the main districts of commercial production are Auckland, Waikato, Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua and Canterbury. Strawberries can be grown in most parts of New Zealand, but the main districts ... [... more]
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Scientists Want Lettuces Quarantined As New Pest Spreads
Crop scientists want some Canterbury lettuces quarantined because Christchurch growers have had their crops infested with a new aphid pest. Wellington 9/5/2002 - Crop scientists want some Canterbury lettuces quarantined because Christchurch ... [... more]
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Mechanical Harvesting Necessary As Olive Yields Climb
Italian hand-held harvesters are making picking olives a lot easier for pioneer Canterbury grower Helen Clausen. CHRISTCHURCH 5/7/2001 - Italian hand-held harvesters are making picking olives a lot easier for pioneer Canterbury grower Helen ... [... more]
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NZ Academic Expects British Decision On GE Maize Soon
An academic at Canterbury University, Professor John (Joe) Perry, says the British Government is likely to make a decision in the next few days on whether to allow commercialisation of genetically-engineered maize. WELLINGTON 9/03/2004 - An ... [... more]
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HortNews - Mid Canterbury Apiarists Stung By The Weather
Apiarists say they have struggled just as much as pastoral farmers with the drought conditions on the South Island's east coast, and that honey production from those areas will be lower than usual this season. ASHBURTON 13/02/2004 - Apiarists say ... [... more]
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HortNews - Grapes Taking Over From Sheep In North Canterbury
Few sheep will be seen in the Waipara district in years to come, says pioneer winemaker Danny Schuster. CHRISTCHURCH 27/4/2001 - Few sheep will be seen in the Waipara district in years to come, says pioneer winemaker Danny Schuster. Over the past ... [... more]
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