Laura Douglas

A new farm training institute is set to open its gates in Southland next year. Prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Laura Douglas from Real Country in Kingston, had bus loads of tourists turn up to her… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

For many people in the far south, isolation at home has come with a new challenge - autumn's first big dusting of snow.

NIWA forecaster Chris Brandolino say we are experiencing a "short, sharp cold… Audio

Southlanders have been pitching in helping stranded tourists after flooding cut off State Highway Six, south of Queenstown. 

Laura Douglas - from the small town of Kingston at the bottom of Lake… Audio

What do you know about shooting guns? Can you back a trailer? Or muster some sheep? Laura Douglas can do all of these things and she's teaching other young women these, often lost, country skills. Audio

Southland farmers have started looking for greener pasture - and tourist dollars - by welcoming visitors on to their working properties. It's a niche market now, but there are hopes the region could… Audio

Laura Douglas has set up a tourism venture in Kingston that gives visitors to Queenstown the chance to experience a taste of the country-side. Audio